The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Northport Mustangs (Northport, WA) and the host Chewelah Cougars (Chewelah, WA), witnessed Northport's basketball squad hold off Chewelah by a count of 43-36.

With the win, Northport improves its record to 3-0 on the season. The Mustangs travel to Mary Walker (Springdale, WA) to encounter the Chargers in a 1B Northeast challenge on Saturday, December 6. The Chargers come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Mary Walker lost 63-23 in their recent league challenge against Curlew (Curlew, WA)

Next up, the Cougars meet the Inchelium Hornets (Inchelium, WA) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, December 6. Chewelah will attempt to advance on its 0-2 season record.