The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Stearns Minutemen (Millinocket, ME) and the host Penquis Valley Patriots (Milo, ME), observed Stearns's basketball team edge Penquis Valley by a score of 52-48.

The Minutemen (5-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Greenville (Greenville, ME). The Lakers come into the non-league challenge with a 2-11 record. In their last challenge, Greenville was tipped by Bangor Christian (Bangor, ME), 47-20, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots encounter the Bucksport Golden Bucks (Bucksport, ME) in a C North challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Penquis Valley will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Golden Bucks come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 47-46 league win over Sumner (East Sullivan, ME).