The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Ponder Lions (Ponder, TX) and the host Nocona Indians (Nocona, TX), observed Ponder's basketball team overwhelm Nocona by a score of 63-23.

The Lions (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Saint Jo (Saint Jo, TX). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Saint Jo was routed by Nocona (Nocona, TX), 51-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians battle the Lindsay Knights (Lindsay, TX) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, December 7. Nocona will attempt to move on its 3-3 season record.