In Friday's non-league contest, the host Hillcrest Hawks basketball team scored a close 55-50 triumph over the Crete-Monee Warriors.

The Hawks (7-3) will now prepare for their contest against Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, IL). The Vikings go into the non-league contest with a 12-1 record. In their last contest, Homewood-Flossmoor nipped Hyde Park (Chicago, IL), 67-55, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Hyde Park Thunderbirds (Chicago, IL) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, December 28. Crete-Monee will attempt to better on its 9-4 season record. The Thunderbirds go into the contest with a 5-6 record after their 42-29 non-league win over Thornwood (South Holland, IL).