The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Purcell Dragons (Purcell, OK) and the visiting Durant Lions (Durant, OK), observed Purcell's basketball team overcome Durant by a score of 53-40.

The Dragons (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Madill (Madill, OK). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Madill defeated Whitesboro (Whitesboro, OK), 63-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Harding Prep (Oklahoma City, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 6. Durant will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 74-14 non-league win over Tournament Opponent (, ).