The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the New Boston Lions (New Boston, TX) and the visiting Winona Wildcats (Winona, TX), observed New Boston's basketball team edge Winona by a score of 49-42.

The Lions (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Marshall (Marshall, TX). The Mavericks come into the non-league challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, Marshall edged Daingerfield (Daingerfield, TX), 39-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Mount Vernon Tigers (Mount Vernon, TX) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, December 16. Winona will attempt to advance on its 5-6 season record. The Tigers enter the battle with a 1-7 record after their 46-34 non-league loss to Clarksville (Clarksville, TX).