In Thursday's non-league test, the Pope John Paul II Knights (Hendersonville, TN) basketball squad knocked off the host Father Ryan Irish (Nashville, TN), by a score of 72-56.

Next, the Knights encounter the Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red (Nashville, TN) in a non-league test, on Friday, December 20. Pope John Paul II will attempt to improve on its 4-0 season record. The Big Red come into the test with a 2-0 record after their 77-60 non-league win over Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, TN).

The Irish (0-1) will now prepare for their test against Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, TN). The Lions come into the non-league test with a 0-1 record.