The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants (Kalamazoo, MI) and the visiting Central Bearcats (Battle Creek, MI), observed Kalamazoo Central's basketball team overwhelm Central by a score of 86-35.

The Maroon Giants (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Norrix (Kalamazoo, MI). The Knights come into the Southwestern Michigan - East challenge with a 2-0 record.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Portage Northern Huskies (Portage, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Central will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 66-59 league loss to Portage Central (Portage, MI).