The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bend Lava Bears (Bend, OR) and the host Crook County Cowboys (Prineville, OR), observed Bend's basketball team overwhelm Crook County by a score of 61-38.

The Lava Bears (5-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Coquille (Coquille, OR). The Red Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 4-1 record. In their last challenge, Coquille was routed by Philomath (Philomath, OR), 40-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cowboys encounter the Mountain View Cougars (Bend, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Crook County will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 35-31 non-league loss to Junction City (Junction City, OR).