The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Reed City Coyotes (Reed City, MI) and the host Big Rapids Cardinals (Big Rapids, MI), observed Reed City's basketball team edge Big Rapids by a score of 65-60.

The Coyotes (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Standish-Sterling (Standish, MI). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Kenowa Hills Knights (Grand Rapids, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Big Rapids will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 46-36 non-league win over Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids, MI).