The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Poly Bears (Riverside, CA) and the host St. Mary's Knights (Phoenix, AZ), observed Poly's basketball team edge St. Mary's by a score of 63-56.

Next, the Bears encounter the Rancho Verde Mustangs (Moreno Valley, CA) in a Ivy test, on Tuesday, January 7. Poly will attempt to improve on its 10-7 season record. The Mustangs come into the test with a 14-3 record after their 54-43 non-league win over Jesuit (Carmichael, CA).

The Knights (2-6) will now prepare for their test against Marcos de Niza (Tempe, AZ). The Padres come into the 4A Desert Sky test with a 11-4 record. In their last test, Marcos de Niza was nipped by Tempe (Tempe, AZ), 75-60, in a non-league test.