In Wednesday's non-league match, the host Sumner Spartans basketball team scored a tight 51-45 triumph over the Emerald Ridge Jaguars.

In their next game, the Spartans face the Bellarmine Prep Lions (Tacoma, WA) in a 4A South Puget Sound - North match, on Friday, January 12. Sumner will attempt to move on its 11-2 season record. The Lions enter the match with a 2-13 record after their 56-45 league loss to Puyallup (Puyallup, WA).

With the defeat, Emerald Ridge moves to 7-8 on the year. The Jaguars host South Kitsap (Port Orchard, WA) to face the Wolves in a non-league match on Friday, January 12. The Wolves enter the match with a record of 5-6. South Kitsap lost 60-46 in their recent league match against Curtis (University Place, WA)