The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Nazareth Prep Saints (Pittsburgh, PA) and the visiting Carrick Raiders (Pittsburgh, PA), observed Nazareth Prep's basketball team overwhelm Carrick by a score of 69-24.

The Saints (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Beaver County Christian (Beaver Falls, PA). The come into the WPIAL 1A 1 challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Beaver County Christian was routed by Monessen (Monessen, PA), 67-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Raiders battle the Westinghouse Bulldogs (Pittsburgh, PA) in a Pittsburgh City challenge, on Friday, January 3. Carrick will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 64-63 non-league loss to California (Coal Center, PA).