The Mark Morris Monarchs (Longview, WA) basketball crushed the visiting Woodland Beavers (Woodland, WA), 71-45 in Thursday's league bout.

The Monarchs now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they host Kelso for a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. Mark Morris will play a Hilanders team coming off a 82-55 non-league loss to Skyview (Vancouver, WA). The Hilanders record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Woodland falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Beavers travel to Hockinson (Brush Prairie, WA) to play the Hawks in a 2A Greater St. Helens bout on Monday, December 16. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 1-3. Hockinson won 65-55 in their recent league bout against Hudson's Bay (Vancouver, WA)