Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the North Vermilion Patriots (Maurice, LA) and the host North DeSoto Griffins (Stonewall, LA), saw North Vermilion's basketball squad knock off North DeSoto by a count of 50-33.

With the victory, North Vermilion upgrades its record to 14-12 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Wossman (Monroe, LA) to play the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 19. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 25-4. Wossman won 60-21 in their recent league challenge against Carroll (Monroe, LA)