The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) and the host Sonora Wildcats (Sonora, CA), observed Golden Valley's basketball team overwhelm Sonora by a score of 61-17.

The Cougars (9-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Kimball (Tracy, CA). The Jaguars come into the non-league challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Kimball trounced Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA), 65-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Gregori Jaguars (Modesto, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 30. Sonora will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 45-33 non-league win over Lodi (Lodi, CA).