The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Blaine Bengals (Blaine, MN) and the visiting Spring Lake Park Panthers (Spring Lake Park, MN), observed Blaine's basketball team overwhelm Spring Lake Park by a score of 81-48.

The Bengals (8-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Duluth East (Duluth, MN). The Greyhounds come into the AAAA Section 7 challenge with a 6-11 record. In their last challenge, Duluth East trounced Zimmerman (Zimmerman, MN), 56-31, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Centennial Cougars (Circle Pines, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Spring Lake Park will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 69-66 non-league loss to Rogers (Rogers, MN).