In Thursday's league outing, the Jefferson Democrats (Portland, OR) basketball squad beat the visiting Wells Guardians (Portland, OR), by a margin of 54-43.

The Democrats (11-8) will now prepare for their outing against McDaniel (Portland, OR). The Mountain Lions go into the 6A Portland outing with a 1-17 record. In their last outing, McDaniel was beaten by Cleveland (Portland, OR), 53-16, in a league outing.

The Guardians now own a 8-12 record. They play next when they travel to Benson Tech for a 6A Portland outing on Saturday, February 11. Wells will clash with a Techmen squad coming off a 80-16 league win over Franklin (Portland, OR). The Techmen record now stands at 12-8.