The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Phoenix Pirates (Phoenix, OR) and the host North Valley Knights (Grants Pass, OR), observed Phoenix's basketball team overwhelm North Valley by a score of 65-30.

The Pirates (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Sweet Home (Sweet Home, OR). The Huskies come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Sweet Home trounced Elmira (Elmira, OR), 59-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Bandon Tigers (Bandon, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. North Valley will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 39-35 non-league win over Joseph (Joseph, OR).