The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Saugus Centurions (Saugus, CA) and the host Heritage Christian Warriors (Northridge, CA), observed Saugus's basketball team knock off Heritage Christian by a score of 44-29.

The Centurions (8-8) will now prepare for their challenge against La Canada (La Canada, CA). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 11-4 record.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Valley Christian Defenders (Cerritos, CA) in a Olympic challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Heritage Christian will attempt to improve on its 8-8 season record. The Defenders come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 44-33 league win over Maranatha (Pasadena, CA).