The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Apollo Hawks (Glendale, AZ) and the visiting Moon Valley Rockets (Phoenix, AZ), observed Apollo's basketball team overwhelm Moon Valley by a score of 51-26.

The Hawks (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Shadow Ridge (Surprise, AZ). The Stallions come into the 6A West Valley challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, Shadow Ridge trounced West Point (Avondale, AZ), 39-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Rockets encounter the Thunderbird Titans (Phoenix, AZ) in a 4A Skyline challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Moon Valley will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 10-10 record after their 44-18 league win over Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, AZ).