The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL) and the visiting Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL), observed Bishop McNamara's basketball team overwhelm Hoopeston by a margin of 72-33.

The Fightin' Irish (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Clifton Central (Clifton, IL). The Comets come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Clifton Central trounced Kankakee Trinity Academy (Kankakee, IL), 54-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cornjerkers battle the Donovan Wildcats (Donovan, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Hoopeston will attempt to better on its 7-3 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 73-43 non-league loss to Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL).