Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the O'Dea Fighting Irish (Seattle, WA) and the visiting Bishop Blanchet Bears (Seattle, WA), saw O'Dea's basketball squad hold off Bishop Blanchet by a tally of 61-55.

With the victory, O'Dea improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Fighting Irish host Garfield (Seattle, WA) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Garfield won 51-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Roosevelt (Seattle, WA)

Next up, the Bears confront the Nathan Hale Raiders (Seattle, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Bishop Blanchet will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 0-7 record after their 72-32 non-league loss to Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, WA).