The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Vernon Lions (Vernon, TX) and the host Gordon Longhorns (Gordon, TX), observed Vernon's basketball team overcome Gordon by a score of 49-37.

The Lions (12-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Poolville (Poolville, TX). The Monarchs come into the non-league challenge with a 4-12 record. In their last challenge, Poolville dropped by Hamilton (Hamilton, TX), 69-14, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Longhorns battle the Canadian Wildcats (Canadian, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 30. Gordon will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 20-0 record after their 60-30 non-league win over Hale Center (Hale Center, TX).