The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the La Vernia Bears (La Vernia, TX) and the visiting Mason Punchers (Mason, TX), observed La Vernia's basketball team edge Mason by a score of 59-53.

The Bears (10-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Devine (Devine, TX). The Warhorses come into the non-league challenge with a 10-8 record. In their last challenge, Devine edged Blanco (Blanco, TX), 34-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Punchers encounter the San Saba Armadillos (San Saba, TX) in a 2A Region IV District 29 challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Mason will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Armadillos come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 51-46 non-league win over Cleburne (Cleburne, TX).