Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Stanwood Spartans (Stanwood, WA) and the visiting Archbishop Murphy Wildcats (Everett, WA), saw Stanwood's basketball squad hold off Archbishop Murphy by a count of 65-58.

With the victory, Stanwood upgrades its record to 10-3 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Marysville-Pilchuck (Marysville, WA) to play the Tomahawks in a 2A/3A Wesco challenge on Monday, January 30. The Tomahawks come into the challenge with a record of 0-10. Marysville-Pilchuck lost 48-21 in their recent league challenge against Cedarcrest (Duvall, WA)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Marysville Getchell (Marysville, WA) in a 2A/3A Wesco challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Archbishop Murphy will attempt to upgrade on its 4-7 season record. The come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 53-19 league win over Marysville-Pilchuck (Marysville, WA).