The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Country Christian Cougars (Molalla, OR) and the visiting Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs (Roseburg, OR), observed Country Christian's basketball team overcome Umpqua Valley Christian by a margin of 44-30.

The Cougars (17-4) will now prepare for their challenge against North Clackamas Christian (Oregon City, OR). The Saints come into the 1A Valley 10 bout with a 16-4 record. In their last bout, North Clackamas Christian gained a win over St. Stephen's Academy (Beaverton, OR), 47-13, in a league bout.

With the loss, Umpqua Valley Christian falls to 14-6 on the campaign. The Monarchs host Pacific (Port Orford, OR) to play the in a 1A Skyline bout on Thursday, February 6. The go into the bout with a record of 10-9. Pacific won 41-36 in their recent league bout against Camas Valley (Camas Valley, OR)