The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Athens Red Hawks (Troy, MI) and the visiting Utica Eisenhower Eagles (Shelby Township, MI), observed Athens's basketball team overwhelm Utica Eisenhower by a margin of 50-20.

The Red Hawks (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Novi (Novi, MI). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Novi trounced Walled Lake Central (Walled Lake, MI), 62-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Utica Ford Falcons (Sterling Heights, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Utica Eisenhower will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 58-49 non-league loss to Dakota (Macomb, MI).