Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings (Flossmoor, IL) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Lockport Porters (Lockport, IL), 39-29 in a league bout.

With the win, Homewood-Flossmoor upgrades its record to 1-0 on the season. The Vikings host Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox, IL) to play the Knights in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 18. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Porters play the Joliet Central Steelmen (Joliet, IL) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, January 6. Lockport will attempt to upgrade on its 5-9 season record. The Steelmen go into the bout with a 1-0 record after their 34-14 non-league win over Lockport (Lockport, IL).