The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Ennis Lions (Ennis, TX) and the host Van Vandals (Van, TX), observed Ennis's basketball team knock off Van by a score of 47-31.

The Lions (9-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Athens (Athens, TX). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 10-7 record. In their last challenge, Athens prevailed over Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, TX), 50-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vandals encounter the Greenville Lions (Greenville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Van will attempt to improve on its 16-5 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 12-7 record after their 47-27 non-league win over Spring Hill (Longview, TX).