The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Mark Morris Monarchs (Longview, WA) and the visiting Hockinson Hawks (Brush Prairie, WA), observed Mark Morris's basketball squad trounce Hockinson by a final score of 72-39.

Next, the Monarchs clash with the Washougal Panthers (Washougal, WA) in a 2A Greater St. Helens test, on Tuesday, February 4. Mark Morris will attempt to upgrade on its 10-7 season record. The Panthers come into the test with a 6-10 record after their 50-41 league loss to Ridgefield (Ridgefield, WA).

The Hawks (2-15) will now prepare for their test against Columbia River (Vancouver, WA). The Rapids come into the 2A Greater St. Helens test with a 15-2 record. In their last test, Columbia River bounced Hudson's Bay (Vancouver, WA), 87-12, in a league test.