The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Thurston Colts (Springfield, OR) and the host Central Panthers (Independence, OR), observed Thurston's basketball team edge Central by a score of 54-47.

The Colts (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against West Albany (Albany, OR). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, West Albany edged Sheldon (Eugene, OR), 65-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Glencoe Crimson Tide (Hillsboro, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Central will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Crimson Tide come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 62-59 non-league loss to Sandy (Sandy, OR).