The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mountain City Christian Academy Lions (Anchorage, AK) and the visiting Valdez Buccaneers (Valdez, AK), observed Mountain City Christian Academy's basketball team edge Valdez by a score of 43-41.

The Lions (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Hutchison (Fairbanks, AK). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Buccaneers encounter the Non JV Opponent (, ) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Valdez will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.