The Gold Beach Panthers defeated the visiting Pacific basketball squad by a final score of 44-32 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Illinois Valley Cougars (Cave Junction, OR) in a 2A Sunset outing, on Friday, January 17. Gold Beach will attempt to upgrade on its 9-3 season record. The Cougars come into the outing with a 9-6 record after their 67-47 league win over Bandon (Bandon, OR).

The (1-10) will now prepare for their outing against Yoncalla (Yoncalla, OR). The Eagles come into the 1A Skyline outing with a 7-6 record. In their last outing, Yoncalla overcame Milo Adventist Academy (Days Creek, OR), 51-46, in a league outing.