The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hampshire Whip-Purs (Hampshire, IL) and the visiting Central Rockets (Burlington, IL), observed Hampshire's basketball team overwhelm Central by a margin of 61-36.

The Whip-Purs (3-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Maine South (Park Ridge, IL). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 10-3 record. In their last challenge, Maine South trounced Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, IL), 61-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rockets battle the Fremd Vikings (Palatine, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 23. Central will attempt to better on its 3-7 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 11-2 record after their 68-24 league win over Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL).