Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Upland Highlanders/Scots (Upland, CA) and the visiting Chaparral Pumas (Temecula, CA), saw Upland's basketball squad hold off Chaparral by a tally of 61-54.

With the victory, Upland improves its record to 8-3 on the campaign. The Highlanders/Scots host Norco (Norco, CA) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 15. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 7-5. Norco lost 82-76 in their recent non-league challenge against Wiseburn- Da Vinci (El Segundo, CA)

Next up, the Pumas confront the Mission Viejo Diablos (Mission Viejo, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 18. Chaparral will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Diablos come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 61-45 non-league loss to Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, CA).