The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Rocky Mountain Prep SMART Ocelotls (Denver, CO) and the host STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans (Highlands Ranch, CO), observed Rocky Mountain Prep SMART's basketball team overwhelm STEM School Highlands Ranch by a score of 39-17.

The Ocelotls (3-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Kennedy (Denver, CO). The Commanders come into the 4A/3A City challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Kennedy trounced Dakota Ridge (Littleton, CO), 29-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Twin Peaks Classical Academy Timberwolves (Longmont, CO) in a 3A/2A Foothills challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. STEM School Highlands Ranch will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 45-34 non-league loss to Golden View Classical Academy (Golden, CO).