The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the North Royalton Bears (North Royalton, OH) and the host Valley Forge Patriots (Parma Heights, OH), observed North Royalton's basketball team overwhelm Valley Forge by a score of 51-14.

The Bears (2-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Hudson (Hudson, OH). The Explorers come into the Suburban - National challenge with a 16-3 record. In their last challenge, Hudson trounced Shaker Heights (Shaker Heights, OH), 57-17, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Bay Rockets (Bay Village, OH) in a Cleveland West challenge, on Wednesday, February 5. Valley Forge will attempt to improve on its 0-18 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 39-25 league loss to Rocky River (Rocky River, OH).