The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish basketball team (San Francisco, CA), was nudged 50-49 in Saturday's league battle with the host Bellarmine College Prep Bells (San Jose, CA)

The Bells now sport a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Valley Christian for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 9. Bellarmine College Prep will battle a Warriors team coming off a 69-57 non-league loss to St. Mary's (Stockton, CA). The Warriors record now stands at 8-1.

The Fightin' Irish (10-2) will now prepare for their battle against St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco, CA). The Wildcats come into the battle with a 3-2 record. In their last battle, St. Ignatius College Preparatory was nudged by Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, CA), 46-41, in a league battle.