The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Coe-Brown Academy Bears (Northwood, NH) and the host Merrimack Valley The Pride (Penacook, NH), observed Coe-Brown Academy's basketball team knock off Merrimack Valley by a score of 63-48.

The Bears (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Milford (Milford, NH). The Spartans come into the Division II challenge with a 5-8 record. In their last challenge, Milford dropped by Bow (Bow, NH), 39-32, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the The Pride encounter the Sanborn Regional Indians (Kingston, NH) in a Division II challenge, on Wednesday, February 12. Merrimack Valley will attempt to improve on its 8-4 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 71-67 league loss to Pelham (Pelham, NH).