The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Irvin Rockets (El Paso, TX) and the host Anthony Wildcats (Anthony, TX), observed Irvin's basketball team edge Anthony by a margin of 54-48.

The Rockets (11-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Austin (El Paso, TX). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 7-6 record. In their last challenge, Austin edged Northeast Christian Academy (El Paso, TX), 81-24, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors (Santa Teresa, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Anthony will attempt to better on its 8-10 season record. The Desert Warriors come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 50-44 non-league win over Fabens (Fabens, TX).