Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Central Panthers (Independence, OR) and the visiting Crescent Valley Raiders (Corvallis, OR), saw Central's basketball squad hold off Crescent Valley by a tally of 62-59.

With the victory, Central improves its record to 5-7 on the campaign. The Panthers host McKay (Salem, OR) to confront the Royal Scots in a 5A Mid-Willamette challenge on Thursday, January 19. The Royal Scots come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. McKay lost 55-29 in their recent league challenge against Lebanon (Lebanon, OR)

Next up, the Raiders confront the Silverton Foxes (Silverton, OR) in a 5A Mid-Willamette challenge, on Thursday, January 19. Crescent Valley will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record. The Foxes come into the challenge with a 9-3 record after their 55-32 league win over Corvallis (Corvallis, OR).