The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. Pius X Panthers (Houston, TX) and the host Kelly Catholic Bulldogs (Beaumont, TX), observed St. Pius X's basketball team edge Kelly Catholic by a score of 41-37.

The Panthers (4-3) will now prepare for their battle against Deer Park (Deer Park, TX). The Deer enter the non-league battle with a 3-2 record. In their last battle, Deer Park was nudged by Goose Creek Memorial (Baytown, TX), 42-29, in a non-league battle.

The Bulldogs now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Vidor for a non-league battle on Tuesday, November 18. Kelly Catholic will meet a Pirates squad coming off a 63-39 non-league loss to Buna (Buna, TX). The Pirates record now stands at 0-3.