The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Dougherty Valley Wildcats (San Ramon, CA) and the host Santa Barbara Dons (Santa Barbara, CA), observed Dougherty Valley's basketball team edge Santa Barbara by a score of 73-70.

The Wildcats (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA). The Trailblazers come into the non-league challenge with a 10-2 record. In their last challenge, Sierra Canyon edged Venice (Los Angeles, CA), 89-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Dons encounter the Hillcrest Christian Saints (Thousand Oaks, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Santa Barbara will attempt to improve on its 8-3 season record. The Saints come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 74-53 non-league win over Portola (Irvine, CA).