Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions (Avondale, AZ) and the host Odyssey Institute Minotaur (Buckeye, AZ), saw St. John Paul II Catholic's basketball squad hold off Odyssey Institute by a tally of 57-56.

With the victory, St. John Paul II Catholic improves its record to 4-6 on the campaign. The Lions travel to NFL Yet Academy (Phoenix, AZ) to confront the Eagles in a 2A West challenge on Tuesday, December 12. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 1-4.

Next up, the Minotaur confront the Kingman Bulldogs (Kingman, AZ) in a 3A West challenge, on Thursday, December 14. Odyssey Institute will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 60-48 non-league loss to Lee Williams (Kingman, AZ).