The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Box Elder Bears (Box Elder, MT) and the visiting Fort Benton Longhorns (Fort Benton, MT), observed Box Elder's basketball team edge Fort Benton by a score of 52-46.

The Bears (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against North Star (Rudyard, MT). The Knights come into the C District 9 challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, North Star edged Hays-Lodge Pole (Hays, MT), 75-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Longhorns encounter the North Star Knights (Rudyard, MT) in a C District 9 challenge, on Friday, January 3. Fort Benton will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 85-56 league loss to Box Elder (Box Elder, MT).