The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Gresham Gophers (Gresham, OR) and the host Nelson (Happy Valley, OR), observed Gresham's basketball team edge Nelson by a score of 63-56.

The Gophers (6-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Barlow (Gresham, OR). The Bruins come into the 6A Mt. Hood challenge with a 13-1 record. In their last challenge, Barlow edged Central Catholic (Portland, OR), 75-55, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the encounter the David Douglas Scots (Portland, OR) in a 6A Mt. Hood challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Nelson will attempt to improve on its 10-4 season record. The Scots come into the challenge with a 6-7 record after their 70-63 league win over Sandy (Sandy, OR).