Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders (San Marcos, CA) and the visiting Del Norte Warriors (Crescent City, CA), saw St. Joseph Academy's basketball squad hold off Del Norte by a tally of 65-59.

With the victory, St. Joseph Academy improves its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Crusaders host San Diego (San Diego, CA) to confront the Cavers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Cavers come into the challenge with a record of 4-9.

Next up, the Warriors confront the McKinleyville Panthers (McKinleyville, CA) in a Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 5 challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Del Norte will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 52-38 non-league win over West Valley (Cottonwood, CA).