The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lansdale Catholic Crusaders (Lansdale, PA) and the visiting Simon Gratz Bulldogs (Philadelphia, PA), observed Lansdale Catholic's basketball team edge Simon Gratz by a score of 66-65.

The Crusaders (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Ridley (Folsom, PA). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 2-4 record. In their last challenge, Ridley edged Upper Darby (Drexel Hill, PA), 72-64, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Episcopal Academy Churchmen (Newtown Square, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Simon Gratz will attempt to improve on its 8-2 season record. The Churchmen come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 51-40 non-league win over Princeton Day (Princeton, NJ).