The Liberty Lions (Brentwood, CA) basketball crushed the host Newark Memorial Cougars (Newark, CA), 89-40 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 9-0 record. They play next when they travel to Dublin for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Liberty will play a Gaels team coming off a 67-55 non-league win over Marin Catholic (Kentfield, CA). The Gaels record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Newark Memorial falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Piedmont Hills (San Jose, CA) to play the Pirates in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 6-0.