Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Willows Honkers (Willows, CA) and the visiting Paradise Bobcats (Paradise, CA), saw Willows's basketball squad hold off Paradise by a tally of 42-37.

With the victory, Willows improves its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Honkers host East Nicolaus (Nicolaus, CA) to confront the Spartans in a challenge on Monday, January 22. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 6-14. East Nicolaus lost 63-50 in their recent league challenge against Winters (Winters, CA)

Next up, the Bobcats confront the Pierce Bears (Arbuckle, CA) in a challenge, on Monday, January 22. Paradise will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 10-11 record after their 61-35 league win over Live Oak (Live Oak, CA).