The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Albany Academy for Girls Bears (Albany, NY) and the visiting La Salle Institute Cadets (Troy, NY), observed Albany Academy for Girls's basketball team overwhelm La Salle Institute by a score of 61-36.

The Bears (9-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY). The Little Irish come into the non-league challenge with a 8-1 record. In their last challenge, Aquinas Institute trounced St. Mary's (Lancaster, NY), 79-72, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cadets encounter the Emma Willard Jesters (Troy, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 20. La Salle Institute will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Jesters come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 53-34 league loss to Hoosick Falls (Hoosick Falls, NY).