The Central Valley Bears basketball squad (Spokane Valley, WA), was nudged 55-54 in Friday's non-league battle with the host West Valley Eagles (Spokane, WA)

With the victory, West Valley advances its record to 5-2 on the year. The Eagles host Deer Park (Deer Park, WA) to meet the Stags in a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. The Stags enter the battle with a record of 4-0. Deer Park won 45-31 in their recent non-league battle against Colville (Colville, WA)

The Bears now own a 0-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gonzaga Prep for a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. Central Valley will meet a Bullpups squad coming off a 56-50 non-league win over Cheney (Cheney, WA). The Bullpups record now stands at 2-1.