Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Lely Trojans (Naples, FL) and the host Everglades City (Everglades City, FL), saw Lely's basketball squad hold off Everglades City by a tally of 36-33.

With the victory, Lely improves its record to 1-11 on the campaign. The Trojans host Gulf Coast (Naples, FL) to confront the Sharks in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 17. The Sharks come into the challenge with a record of 8-2. Gulf Coast won 61-23 in their recent non-league challenge against Barron Collier (Naples, FL)

Next up, the confront the Immokalee Indians (Immokalee, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 4. Everglades City will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 2-9 record after their 50-21 non-league loss to Gateway Charter (Fort Myers, FL).