The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears basketball team scored 69 points and held the visiting Lehigh Valley Christian Cougars to 21 in the Golden Bears non-league triumph on Saturday.

In their next game, the Golden Bears meet the Jim Thorpe Olympians (Jim Thorpe, PA) in a non-league match, on Tuesday, December 5. Mahanoy Area will attempt to better on its 1-0 season record. The Olympians enter the match with a 0-1 record after their 55-46 non-league loss to Minersville (Minersville, PA).

With the defeat, Lehigh Valley Christian moves to 0-1 on the year. The Cougars travel to Notre Dame (East Stroudsburg, PA) to meet the Spartans in a non-league match on Thursday, December 21. The Spartans enter the match with a record of 1-0. Notre Dame won 61-58 in their recent non-league match against Lincoln Leadership Academy (Allentown, PA)