The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Sickles Gryphons (Tampa, FL) and the host Spoto Spartans (Riverview, FL), observed Sickles's basketball team edge Spoto by a score of 59-57.

The Gryphons (6-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Jesuit (Tampa, FL). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 13-1 record. In their last challenge, Jesuit edged Tampa Catholic (Tampa, FL), 66-61, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Tampa Bay Tech Titans (Tampa, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Spoto will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 50-23 non-league win over Jefferson (Tampa, FL).