The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Albuquerque Academy Chargers (Albuquerque, NM) and the visiting Manzano Monarchs (Albuquerque, NM), observed Albuquerque Academy's basketball team edge Manzano by a score of 41-37.

The Chargers (3-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Los Alamos (Los Alamos, NM). The Hilltoppers come into the non-league challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Los Alamos edged Capital (Santa Fe, NM), 53-14, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Monarchs encounter the Albuquerque Bulldogs (Albuquerque, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 13. Manzano will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 46-43 non-league loss to Rio Rancho (Rio Rancho, NM).