The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Kennedy Fighting Irish (La Palma, CA) and the visiting Whitney Wildcats (Cerritos, CA), observed Kennedy's basketball team edge Whitney by a score of 47-43.

The Fighting Irish (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Buena Park (Buena Park, CA). The Coyotes come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Yorba Linda Mustangs (Yorba Linda, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Whitney will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record.