The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Central Catholic Rams (Portland, OR) and the visiting Jesuit Crusaders (Portland, OR), observed Central Catholic's basketball team edge Jesuit by a score of 56-54.

The Rams (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Gresham (Gresham, OR). The Gophers come into the 6A Mt. Hood challenge with a 4-6 record. In their last challenge, Gresham was tipped by Southridge (Beaverton, OR), 69-64, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders encounter the West Linn Lions (West Linn, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Jesuit will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 10-1 record after their 61-58 non-league win over Clackamas (Clackamas, OR).