Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Coon Rapids Cardinals (Coon Rapids, MN) and the visiting Washburn Millers (Minneapolis, MN), saw Coon Rapids's basketball squad hold off Washburn by a tally of 60-56.

With the victory, Coon Rapids improves its record to 1-6 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Blaine (Blaine, MN) to confront the Bengals in a AAAA Section 7 challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Bengals come into the challenge with a record of 6-2.