The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Coppell Cowboys (Coppell, TX) and the visiting Birdville Hawks (North Richland Hills, TX), observed Coppell's basketball team knock off Birdville by a score of 73-61.

The Cowboys (12-5) will now prepare for their battle against Greenhill (Addison, TX). The Hornets enter the non-league battle with a 10-5 record. In their last battle, Greenhill thwarted Centennial (Burleson, TX), 59-46, in a non-league battle.

The Hawks now own a 11-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Centennial for a non-league battle on Friday, December 12. Birdville will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 65-60 non-league win over Reedy (Frisco, TX). The Spartans record now stands at 9-3.