California High School Basketball - McKinleyville holds off Orestimba
December 30, 2016: Newman, CA 95360 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the McKinleyville Panthers (McKinleyville, CA) and the host Orestimba Warriors (Newman, CA), saw McKinleyville's basketball squad hold off Orestimba by a tally of 58-56.
With the victory, McKinleyville improves its record to 4-11 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to St. Bernard's (Eureka, CA) to confront the Crusaders in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a record of 8-5. St. Bernard's lost 73-65 in their recent non-league challenge against Lincoln (San Francisco, CA)
Next up, the Warriors confront the Denair (Denair, CA) in a Southern League challenge, on Wednesday, January 4. Orestimba will attempt to improve on its 5-10 season record. The come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 66-25 non-league loss to Summerville (Tuolumne, CA).