Bear Creek Bears (Lakewood, CO) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Gateway Olympians (Aurora, CO), 61-8 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Bear Creek upgrades its record to 5-4 on the season. The Bears host Evergreen (Evergreen, CO) to clash with the Cougars in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 14. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Evergreen lost 30-15 in their recent non-league bout against D'Evelyn (Denver, CO)

Next up, the Olympians clash with the Aurora Central Trojans (Aurora, CO) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, January 12. Gateway will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record.