The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Ninety Six Wildcats (Ninety Six, SC) and the host Emerald Vikings (Greenwood, SC), observed Ninety Six's basketball team overwhelm Emerald by a score of 50-23.

The Wildcats (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Dixie (Due West, SC). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Dixie trounced Crescent (Iva, SC), 27-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Crescent Tigers (Iva, SC) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 11. Emerald will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 27-25 non-league loss to Dixie (Due West, SC).