The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the IMG Academy Gray Ascenders (Bradenton, FL) and the host Lecanto Panthers (Lecanto, FL), observed IMG Academy Gray's basketball team overcome Lecanto by a margin of 60-48.

The Ascenders (1-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg, FL). The BlueJackets come into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Crystal River Pirates (Crystal River, FL) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 5. Lecanto will attempt to better on its 2-1 season record. The Pirates come into the contest with a 2-3 record after their 63-53 non-league loss to Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL).