Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Foothill Cougars (Palo Cedro, CA) and the host McKinleyville Panthers (McKinleyville, CA), saw Foothill's basketball squad hold off McKinleyville by a tally of 58-53.

With the victory, Foothill improves its record to 9-3 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to University Prep (Redding, CA) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 30. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 6-6. University Prep won 47-45 in their recent non-league challenge against West Valley (Cottonwood, CA)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Del Norte Warriors (Crescent City, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 4. McKinleyville will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record.