The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Royal Knights (Royal City, WA) and the visiting College Place Hawks (College Place, WA), observed Royal's basketball team overwhelm College Place by a score of 72-34.

The Knights (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Kiona-Benton (Benton City, WA). The Bears come into the 1A South Central - East challenge with a 4-7 record. In their last challenge, Kiona-Benton trounced Wenatchee (Wenatchee, WA), 41-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Wahluke Warriors (Mattawa, WA) in a 1A South Central - East challenge, on Saturday, January 11. College Place will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 50-22 league loss to Connell (Connell, WA).