Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bear River Bears (Garland, UT) and the visiting Box Elder Bees (Brigham City, UT), saw Bear River's basketball squad hold off Box Elder by a score of 76-72.

With the victory, Bear River improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Bears travel to North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant, UT) to battle the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 29. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 0-7. North Sanpete lost 57-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Park City (Park City, UT)

Next up, the Bees battle the Weber Warriors (Pleasant View, UT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 4. Box Elder will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 8-1 record after their 75-73 non-league win over Provo (Provo, UT).