The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Foothill Cougars (Palo Cedro, CA) and the host Red Bluff Spartans (Red Bluff, CA), observed Foothill's basketball team edge Red Bluff by a margin of 44-41.

The Cougars (6-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Chico (Chico, CA). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last challenge, Chico edged University Prep (Redding, CA), 55-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the University Prep Panthers (Redding, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Red Bluff will attempt to better on its 1-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 55-52 non-league loss to Chico (Chico, CA).