In Saturday's non-league outing, the Gresham Gophers (Gresham, OR) basketball squad nipped the visiting Barlow Bruins (Gresham, OR), by a margin of 39-37.

The Gophers (5-5) will now prepare for their outing against St. Mary's Academy (Portland, OR). The Blues go into the 6A Mt. Hood outing with a 6-5 record. In their last outing, St. Mary's Academy got by Willamette (Eugene, OR), 55-45, in a non-league outing.

The Bruins now own a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they host Central Catholic for a 6A Mt. Hood outing on Friday, January 4. Barlow will encounter a Rams squad coming off a 68-61 non-league win over Norcross (Norcross, GA). The Rams record now stands at 8-3.