The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Red Bluff Spartans (Red Bluff, CA) and the host Foothill Cougars (Palo Cedro, CA), observed Red Bluff's basketball team edge Foothill by a score of 54-50.

The Spartans (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Enterprise (Redding, CA). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Enterprise edged University Prep (Redding, CA), 56-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the McKinleyville Panthers (McKinleyville, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Foothill will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 59-48 non-league win over Ferndale (Ferndale, CA).