The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Alice Coyotes (Alice, TX) and the visiting Poth Pirates (Poth, TX), observed Alice's basketball team knock off Poth by a score of 49-38.

The Coyotes (14-9) will now prepare for their challenge against La Vernia (La Vernia, TX). The Bears come into the non-league challenge with a 12-7 record. In their last challenge, La Vernia prevailed over Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, TX), 56-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Carroll Tigers (Corpus Christi, TX) in a non-league bout, on Friday, December 27. Poth will attempt to move on its 12-8 season record. The Tigers go into the bout with a 7-10 record after their 61-38 non-league loss to La Vernia (La Vernia, TX).