Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McKinney Lions (McKinney, TX) and the visiting Heritage Coyotes (Frisco, TX), saw McKinney's basketball squad wallop Heritage by a tally of 48-23.

With the victory, McKinney improves its record to 10-13 on the campaign. The Lions host Allen (Allen, TX) to confront the Eagles in a 6A Region I District 5 challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 18-5. Allen lost 53-46 in their recent non-league test against McKinney North (McKinney, TX)

The Coyotes now own a 10-13 record. They play next when they host Emerson for a 5A Region II District 10 test on Tuesday, January 2. Heritage will encounter a Mavericks squad coming off a 56-45 non-league win over Sherman (Sherman, TX). The Mavericks record now stands at 11-8.