The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. Mary's Crusaders (Medford, OR) and the host Kennedy Trojans (Mt. Angel, OR), observed St. Mary's's basketball team edge Kennedy by a score of 44-39.

The Crusaders (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against De La Salle North Catholic (Portland, OR). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last battle, De La Salle North Catholic was nudged by Faith Bible Christian/Life Christian (Aloha, OR), 40-36, in a non-league battle.

The Trojans now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Sheridan for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 6. Kennedy will meet a Spartans squad coming off a 58-8 non-league loss to Trinity Lutheran (Bend, OR). The Spartans record now stands at 0-1.