Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers (Granada Hills, CA) and the host Hawthorne Cougars (Hawthorne, CA), saw Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences's basketball squad knock off Hawthorne by a count of 56-42.

With the victory, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences upgrades its record to 7-9 on the campaign. The Vipers host Paramount (Paramount, CA) to play the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 27. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 12-2. Paramount won 93-17 in their recent non-league challenge against North Valley Military Institute (Sun Valley, CA)

Next up, the Cougars play the North Valley Military Institute Hawks (Sun Valley, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 27. Hawthorne will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 5-12 record after their 93-17 non-league loss to Paramount (Paramount, CA).