The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Thurston Colts (Springfield, OR) and the visiting Gresham Gophers (Gresham, OR), observed Thurston's basketball team edge Gresham by a score of 48-45.

The Colts (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against West Salem (Salem, OR). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, West Salem was tipped by Inglewood (Inglewood, CA), 98-79, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Gophers encounter the Lincoln Cardinals (Portland, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Gresham will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 0-6 record after their 81-52 non-league loss to Canby (Canby, OR).