The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Benicia Panthers (Benicia, CA) and the host Emerald Aerouants (Dublin, CA), observed Benicia's basketball team knock off Emerald by a score of 46-28.

The Panthers (7-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Newark Memorial (Newark, CA). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 0-6 record.

In their next game, the Aerouants encounter the Branham Bruins (San Jose, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Emerald will attempt to improve on its 2-10 season record. The Bruins come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 48-39 non-league loss to Alisal (Salinas, CA).