In Friday's non-league outing, the Henryetta Knights (Henryetta, OK) basketball squad beat the host Checotah Wildcats (Checotah, OK), by a count of 51-39.

The Knights (17-3) will now prepare for their outing against Oktaha (Oktaha, OK). The Tigers go into the Freelance outing with a 19-2 record. In their last outing, Oktaha defeated Vian (Vian, OK), 68-34, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now hold a 9-7 record. They play next when they host Eufaula for a Big Eight Star outing on Friday, February 8.