The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Kountze Lions (Kountze, TX) and the visiting Hardin-Jefferson Hawks (Sour Lake, TX), observed Kountze's basketball team edge Hardin-Jefferson by a score of 61-60.

The Lions (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Dickinson (Dickinson, TX). The Gators come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Dickinson edged Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City, TX), 61-57, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Shadow Creek Sharks (Pearland, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, November 27. Hardin-Jefferson will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Sharks come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 62-59 non-league loss to Deer Park (Deer Park, TX).