The Coeur d'Alene Vikings basketball team scored 45 points and held the visiting Hillcrest Knights to 36 in the Vikings non-league victory on Saturday.

Next, the Vikings face the Mater Dei Monarchs (Santa Ana, CA) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 19. Coeur d'Alene will attempt to move on its 2-2 season record. The Monarchs go into the bout with a 6-4 record after their 71-57 non-league loss to Centennial (Corona, CA).

With the loss, Hillcrest falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Skyline (Idaho Falls, ID) to play the Grizzlies in a 5A High Country test on Monday, December 15. The Grizzlies come into the test with a record of 2-3. Skyline lost 61-35 in their recent non-league test against Highland (Pocatello, ID)