In Friday's league outing, the Gervais Cougars (Gervais, OR) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Santiam Wolverines (Mill City, OR), by a count of 53-19.

The Cougars (11-2) will now prepare for their outing against Salem Academy (Salem, OR). The Crusaders go into the 2A Tri-River outing with a 12-1 record. In their last outing, Salem Academy smashed Blanchet Catholic (Salem, OR), 58-33, in a league outing.

The Wolverines now hold a 4-9 record. They play next when they host Blanchet Catholic for a 2A Tri-River outing on Tuesday, January 17. Santiam will clash with a Cavaliers squad coming off a 58-33 league loss to Salem Academy (Salem, OR). The Cavaliers record now stands at 2-9.