The Gold Beach Panthers (Gold Beach, OR) basketball edged the visiting Illinois Valley Cougars (Cave Junction, OR), 42-41 in Friday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 3-9 record. They play next when they travel to Reedsport for a 2A Sunset bout on Tuesday, January 21. Gold Beach will play a team coming off a 67-18 league loss to Myrtle Point (Myrtle Point, OR). The record now stands at 1-13.

With the loss, Illinois Valley falls to 6-8 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Oakland (Oakland, OR) to play the Oakers in a 2A Sunset bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Oakers go into the bout with a record of 8-8. Oakland lost 35-22 in their recent league bout against Bandon (Bandon, OR)