The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the San Manuel Miners (San Manuel, AZ) and the host San Simon Longhorns (San Simon, AZ), observed San Manuel's basketball team edge San Simon by a score of 45-43.

The Miners (3-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Patagonia (Patagonia, AZ). The Lobos come into the non-league challenge with a 12-13 record. In their last challenge, Patagonia was tipped by North Phoenix Preparatory Academy (Phoenix, AZ), 53-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Longhorns encounter the St. David Tigers (St. David, AZ) in a 1A South challenge, on Monday, February 3. San Simon will attempt to improve on its 6-15 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 10-14 record after their 41-35 non-league loss to Mogollon (Heber, AZ).