The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Austin Panthers (El Paso, TX) and the host Northeast Christian Academy (El Paso, TX), observed Austin's basketball team overwhelm Northeast Christian Academy by a score of 81-24.

The Panthers (7-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa, NM). The Desert Warriors come into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, Santa Teresa was routed by Artesia (Artesia, NM), 75-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the encounter the Fabens Wildcats (Fabens, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Northeast Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 6-7 record after their 45-43 non-league win over Immanuel Christian (El Paso, TX).