The Miami Vandals (Miami, AZ) basketball were winner over the host Deer Valley Skyhawks (Glendale, AZ), 62-42 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Vandals now possess a 10-1 record. They play next when they travel to Red Mountain for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Miami will play a Mountain Lions team coming off a 64-40 non-league loss to Saint Joseph (Lakewood, CA). The Mountain Lions record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Deer Valley falls to 5-6 on the campaign. The Skyhawks travel to Tuba City (Tuba City, AZ) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 7-3. Tuba City won 56-44 in their recent league bout against Window Rock (Fort Defiance, AZ)