Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the St. John Bosco Academy Patriots (Cottonwood, ID) and the visiting Highland Huskies (Craigmont, ID), saw St. John Bosco Academy's basketball squad hold off Highland by a count of 32-26.

With the victory, St. John Bosco Academy upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Deary (Deary, ID) to play the Mustangs in a 1A II White Pine challenge on Friday, December 15. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Deary lost 36-35 in their recent league challenge against Kendrick (Kendrick, ID)

Next up, the Huskies play the Clearwater Valley Rams (Kooskia, ID) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 3. Highland will attempt to upgrade on its 1-9 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 51-12 league loss to Troy (Troy, ID).