The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McEwen Warriors (McEwen, TN) and the host Waverly Central Tigers (Waverly, TN), observed McEwen's basketball team edge Waverly Central by a margin of 67-63.

The Warriors (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Santa Fe (Santa Fe, TN). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Santa Fe edged Perry County (Linden, TN), 61-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Henry County Patriots (Paris, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Waverly Central will attempt to better on its 1-8 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 6-1 record after their 71-56 non-league loss to Camden Central (Camden, TN).