The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Howe Lions (Howe, OK) and the host Leflore Savages (Leflore, OK), observed Howe's basketball team overwhelm Leflore by a score of 58-27.

The Lions (6-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Keys (Park Hill, OK). The Cougars come into the Big Eight challenge with a 7-5 record. In their last challenge, Keys trounced Vian (Vian, OK), 61-53, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Savages encounter the Wister Wildcats (Wister, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 20. Leflore will attempt to improve on its 6-11 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 70-47 non-league win over Wilburton (Wilburton, OK).