The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Coronado Dons (Scottsdale, AZ) and the host Tempe Buffaloes (Tempe, AZ), observed Coronado's basketball team edge Tempe by a score of 58-51.

The Dons (4-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Eastmark (Mesa, AZ). The Firebirds come into the non-league challenge with a 14-9 record. In their last challenge, Eastmark was tipped by ALA - Gilbert North (Gilbert, AZ), 49-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Buffaloes battle the Yuma Criminals (Yuma, AZ) in a 4A Black Canyon challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Tempe will attempt to improve on its 10-14 season record. The Criminals come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 71-50 league loss to Dysart (El Mirage, AZ).