The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Foothill Cougars (Palo Cedro, CA) and the visiting University Prep Panthers (Redding, CA), observed Foothill's basketball team edge University Prep by a score of 60-56.

The Cougars (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against McKinleyville (McKinleyville, CA). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-8 record. In their last challenge, McKinleyville edged Ferndale (Ferndale, CA), 59-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Anderson Cubs (Anderson, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. University Prep will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Cubs come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 45-18 non-league win over Corning (Corning, CA).