The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Alex Longhorns (Alex, OK) and the visiting Velma-Alma Comets (Velma, OK), observed Alex's basketball team knock off Velma-Alma by a score of 41-23.

The Longhorns (12-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Maysville (Maysville, OK). The Warriors come into the non-league challenge with a 14-4 record. In their last challenge, Maysville prevailed over Ninnekah (Ninnekah, OK), 83-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Comets encounter the Healdton Bulldogs (Healdton, OK) in a Oilfield challenge, on Friday, January 31. Velma-Alma will attempt to improve on its 6-13 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 12-3 record after their 44-28 league win over Waurika (Waurika, OK).