The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Kennedy Cougars (New Orleans, LA) and the visiting John Curtis Christian Patriots (River Ridge, LA), observed Kennedy's basketball team knock off John Curtis Christian by a score of 55-47.

The Cougars (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, LA). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 4-1 record. In their last challenge, Archbishop Rummel prevailed over Walker (Walker, LA), 59-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the East Jefferson Warriors (Metairie, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 9. John Curtis Christian will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 87-73 non-league win over Jefferson RISE Charter (Harvey, LA).