The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Boles Hornets (Quinlan, TX) and the host De Kalb Bears (De Kalb, TX), observed Boles's basketball team overwhelm De Kalb by a score of 70-41.

The Hornets (8-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Rivercrest (Bogata, TX). The Rebels come into the non-league challenge with a 0-9 record. In their last challenge, Rivercrest was routed by Bland (Merit, TX), 52-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the New Boston Lions (New Boston, TX) in a 3A Region II District 14 challenge, on Friday, December 19. De Kalb will attempt to advance on its 3-5 season record. The Lions enter the battle with a 6-4 record after their 95-35 non-league loss to Jefferson (Jefferson, TX).