The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Santiago Sharks (Corona, CA) and the host Corona Panthers (Corona, CA), observed Santiago's basketball team overwhelm Corona by a score of 78-54.

The Sharks (18-7) will now prepare for their challenge against King (Riverside, CA). The Wolves come into the Big VIII challenge with a 12-13 record. In their last challenge, King trounced Norco (Norco, CA), 51-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Centennial Huskies (Corona, CA) in a Big VIII challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Corona will attempt to improve on its 16-9 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 10-15 record after their 61-49 non-league loss to Windward (Los Angeles, CA).