The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Catholic Bears (Baton Rouge, LA) and the visiting Ridge Point Panthers (Missouri City, TX), observed Catholic's basketball team edge Ridge Point by a score of 63-60.

The Bears (15-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Wheatley (Houston, TX). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 11-4 record. In their last challenge, Wheatley was tipped by Lamar (Houston, TX), 67-64, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Dunham Tigers (Baton Rouge, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Ridge Point will attempt to improve on its 14-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 47-40 non-league loss to Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City, TX).