The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Maple Grove Crimson (Maple Grove, MN) and the host Rogers Royals (Rogers, MN), observed Maple Grove's basketball team overwhelm Rogers by a score of 78-49.

The Crimson (12-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Spring Lake Park (Spring Lake Park, MN). The Panthers come into the AAAA Section 5 challenge with a 9-8 record. In their last challenge, Spring Lake Park was routed by Elk River (Elk River, MN), 79-70, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals battle the Osseo Orioles (Osseo, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 3. Rogers will attempt to improve on its 7-13 season record. The Orioles come into the challenge with a 6-13 record after their 64-61 non-league loss to Mound-Westonka (Mound, MN).