Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Saranac Chiefs (Saranac, NY) and the visiting Canton Golden Bears (Canton, NY), saw Saranac's basketball squad knock off Canton by a tally of 62-54.

With the victory, Saranac improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Chiefs host Saranac Lake (Saranac Lake, NY) to play the Red Storm in a Section 7 Champlain Valley I challenge on Tuesday, January 4. The Red Storm come into the challenge with a record of 0-4. Saranac Lake lost 54-19 in their recent league challenge against Peru (Peru, NY)

Next up, the Golden Bears play the Gouverneur Wildcats (Gouverneur, NY) in a Section 10 Central challenge, on Thursday, January 6. Canton will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record.