The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Covington Lions (Covington, LA) and the host East St. John Wildcats (Reserve, LA), witnessed Covington's basketball squad hold off East St. John by a count of 36-31.

With the victory, Covington advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Lions travel to St. Thomas Aquinas (Hammond, LA) to meet the Falcons in a non-league battle on Monday, December 1. The Falcons enter the battle with a record of 3-1. St. Thomas Aquinas won 52-39 in their recent non-league battle against East Iberville (St. Gabriel, LA)

The Wildcats now own a 0-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ascension Catholic for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, November 26. East St. John will encounter a Bulldogs team coming off a 57-17 non-league win over Patterson (Patterson, LA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 2-0.