Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Payton College Prep Grizzlies (Chicago, IL) and the host Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, IL), saw Payton College Prep's basketball squad knock off Thornridge by a count of 39-27.

With the victory, Payton College Prep upgrades its record to 12-4 on the campaign. The Grizzlies travel to Perspectives Leadership/Technology (Chicago, IL) to play the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 9-5. Perspectives Leadership/Technology won 55-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Ridgewood (Norridge, IL)