The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Mannford Pirates (Mannford, OK) and the visiting Nowata Ironmen (Nowata, OK), observed Mannford's basketball team overwhelm Nowata by a score of 47-11.

The Pirates (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Fairland (Fairland, OK). The Owls come into the non-league challenge with a 4-1 record. In their last challenge, Fairland trounced Caney Valley (Ramona, OK), 35-17, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Ironmen encounter the Chelsea Dragons (Chelsea, OK) in a Northeast Valley challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Nowata will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record.