The North Pole Patriots (North Pole, AK) basketball crushed the host Tikigaq Harpooners (Point Hope, AK), 74-24 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Monroe Catholic for a 4A Mid Alaska bout on Tuesday, January 7.

With the loss, Tikigaq falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Harpooners travel to Kenai Central (Kenai, AK) to play the Kardinals in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 2. The Kardinals go into the bout with a record of 1-2. Kenai Central won 51-44 in their recent non-league bout against Seward (Seward, AK)