The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Newton Cardinals (Newton, IA) and the visiting Hoover Huskies (Des Moines, IA), observed Newton's basketball team edge Hoover by a score of 45-43.

The Cardinals (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Knoxville (Knoxville, IA). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-0 record.

In their next game, the Huskies encounter the Des Moines East/Reed Christian Academy (Des Moines, IA) in a Freelance challenge, on Monday, January 6. Hoover will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 58-50 non-league loss to Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge, IA).