The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McKinney North Bulldogs (McKinney, TX) and the visiting John Paul II Cardinals (Plano, TX), observed McKinney North's basketball team edge John Paul II by a score of 62-56.

The Bulldogs (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Montwood (El Paso, TX). The Rams come into the non-league challenge with a 13-3 record. In their last challenge, Montwood edged Creekview (Carrollton, TX), 48-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Independence Knights (Frisco, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. John Paul II will attempt to improve on its 11-8 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 43-40 non-league loss to Panther Creek (Frisco, TX).