The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bentworth Bearcats (Bentleyville, PA) and the visiting Northgate Flames (Pittsburgh, PA), observed Bentworth's basketball team overwhelm Northgate by a score of 45-8.

The Bearcats (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Carrick (Pittsburgh, PA). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, Carrick was routed by Ringgold (Monongahela, PA), 41-20, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Flames encounter the Jeannette Jayhawks (Jeannette, PA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 16. Northgate will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Jayhawks come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 41-15 non-league loss to Springdale (Springdale, PA).