The crowd at Friday's non-league battle between the Cloudcroft Bears (Cloudcroft, NM) and the host Animas Panthers (Animas, NM), witnessed Cloudcroft's basketball squad rout Animas by a count of 68-15.

With the victory, Cloudcroft advances its record to 4-8 on the year. The Bears travel to Non Varsity Opponent (, ) to meet the in a non-league battle on Saturday, January 10. The enter the battle with a record of 84-171. Non Varsity Opponent lost 55-30 in their recent non-league battle against Stephenville FAITH (Stephenville, TX)

The Panthers now own a 1-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Reserve for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 15. Animas will battle a Mountaineers team coming off a 60-34 non-league loss to Lordsburg (Lordsburg, NM). The Mountaineers record now stands at 1-9.