The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the North Central Texas Academy Pioneers (Granbury, TX) and the host Cistercian Hawks (Irving, TX), observed North Central Texas Academy's basketball team overwhelm Cistercian by a score of 65-38.

The Pioneers (17-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Grace Prep (Arlington, TX). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Grace Prep trounced Covenant Christian (Colleyville, TX), 63-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks battle the Legacy Christian Academy Eagles (Frisco, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Cistercian will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 42-33 non-league loss to Trinity Christian (Addison, TX).