The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Roosevelt Roughriders (Portland, OR) and the visiting Jefferson Democrats (Portland, OR), observed Roosevelt's basketball team overwhelm Jefferson by a score of 92-45.

The Roughriders (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Grant (Portland, OR). The Generals come into the 6A Portland challenge with a 6-4 record. In their last challenge, Grant trounced Cleveland (Portland, OR), 79-54, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Democrats encounter the Benson Tech Astros (Portland, OR) in a 6A Portland challenge, on Friday, January 10. Jefferson will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record. The Astros come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 80-64 league win over Ida B. Wells (Portland, OR).