The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Glenbard West Hilltoppers (Glen Ellyn, IL) and the host Vernon Hills Cougars (Vernon Hills, IL), observed Glenbard West's basketball team overwhelm Vernon Hills by a score of 49-27.

The Hilltoppers (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Mundelein (Mundelein, IL). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 8-6 record. In their last challenge, Mundelein trounced Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL), 41-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Grayslake Central Rams (Grayslake, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Vernon Hills will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 10-4 record after their 41-35 non-league loss to Mundelein (Mundelein, IL).