The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bear Lake Bears (Montpelier, ID) and the host Evanston Devils (Evanston, WY), observed Bear Lake's basketball team overwhelm Evanston by a score of 60-34.

The Bears (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Mountain View (Mountain View, WY). The Buffalos come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Mountain View trounced Cokeville (Cokeville, WY), 63-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Devils encounter the Idaho Falls Tigers (Idaho Falls, ID) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 2. Evanston will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 64-50 non-league win over Minico (Rupert, ID).