The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lakewood Cougars (Arlington, WA) and the visiting Ferndale Golden Eagles (Ferndale, WA), observed Lakewood's basketball team overwhelm Ferndale by a score of 71-15.

The Cougars (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, WA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Mount Vernon was routed by Lynden (Lynden, WA), 53-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles battle the Squalicum Storm (Bellingham, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Ferndale will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Storm come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 58-36 non-league win over Blaine (Blaine, WA).