The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the North Stars (Bakersfield, CA) and the host Pioneer Valley Panthers (Santa Maria, CA), observed North's basketball team overwhelm Pioneer Valley by a score of 81-26.

The Stars (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Hanford (Hanford, CA). The Bullpups come into the non-league challenge with a 9-2 record. In their last challenge, Hanford trounced Monache (Porterville, CA), 72-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Righetti Warriors (Santa Maria, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Pioneer Valley will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record.