The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Byron Bears (Byron, MN) and the host Roseville Raiders (Roseville, MN), observed Byron's basketball team overwhelm Roseville by a score of 78-43.

The Bears (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Kasson-Mantorville (Kasson, MN). The Komets come into the AAA Section 1 challenge with a 3-4 record. In their last challenge, Kasson-Mantorville trounced St. Francis (St. Francis, MN), 79-63, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Raiders encounter the Park Center Pirates (Brooklyn Park, MN) in a AAAA Section 5 challenge, on Friday, January 3. Roseville will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 68-65 non-league loss to Minnetonka (Minnetonka, MN).