Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Heyworth Hornets (Heyworth, IL) and the visiting St. Thomas More Sabers (Champaign, IL), saw Heyworth's basketball squad knock off St. Thomas More by a tally of 55-39.

With the victory, Heyworth improves its record to 5-5 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to South County (Franklin, IL) to play the Vipers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 23. The Vipers come into the challenge with a record of 9-3. South County lost 59-55 in their recent non-league challenge against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL)

Next up, the Sabers play the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos (Cerro Gordo, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 27. St. Thomas More will attempt to improve on its 9-3 season record. The Broncos come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 77-55 non-league loss to Fisher (Fisher, IL).