The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Covington Lions (Covington, LA) and the host Fontainebleau Bulldogs (Mandeville, LA), observed Covington's basketball team edge Fontainebleau by a score of 68-64.

The Lions (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Benjamin Franklin (New Orleans, LA). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 0-6 record. In their last challenge, Benjamin Franklin was tipped by St. Paul's (Covington, LA), 73-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Mandeville Skippers (Mandeville, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Fontainebleau will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The Skippers come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 60-44 non-league loss to Zachary (Zachary, LA).