The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Cypress Park Tigers (Cypress, TX) and the host St. John XXIII Lions (Katy, TX), observed Cypress Park's basketball team edge St. John XXIII by a score of 45-40.

The Tigers (4-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City, TX). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 4-7 record. In their last challenge, Fort Bend Elkins edged Pasadena (Pasadena, TX), 58-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Crosby Cougars (Crosby, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. St. John XXIII will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 6-9 record after their 44-34 non-league loss to Fort Bend Christian Academy (Sugar Land, TX).