The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Marcos de Niza Padres (Tempe, AZ) and the host Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks (Maricopa, AZ), observed Marcos de Niza's basketball team edge Desert Sunrise by a score of 61-58.

The Padres (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Cortez (Phoenix, AZ). The Colts come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Cortez edged Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, AZ), 71-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Hawks battle the Goldwater Bulldogs (Phoenix, AZ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Desert Sunrise will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 76-37 non-league loss to Tempe (Tempe, AZ).