The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the White River Hornets (Buckley, WA) and the visiting Kent-Meridian Royals (Kent, WA), observed White River's basketball team overwhelm Kent-Meridian by a margin of 79-21.

The Hornets (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, WA). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 1-2 record.

In their next game, the Royals battle the Jefferson Raiders (Auburn, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Kent-Meridian will attempt to better on its 3-3 season record.