The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Vernon Lions (Vernon, TX) and the host Wellington Skyrockets (Wellington, TX), observed Vernon's basketball team edge Wellington by a score of 45-41.

The Lions (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Clarendon (Clarendon, TX). The Broncos come into the non-league challenge with a 1-4 record. In their last challenge, Clarendon was tipped by Childress (Childress, TX), 67-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Skyrockets battle the Childress Bobcats (Childress, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Wellington will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 67-27 non-league win over Clarendon (Clarendon, TX).