File photo – The Hoopa Warriors have won four straight games

A pair of Little 4 teams faced off in the championship game at the Trinity Wolves Holiday Classic on Saturday, giving local fans an early preview of what to expect when league play gets under way in the new year.

And round one of this rivalry went to the Hoopa Warriors, who defeated Ferndale 64-37.

Also in action on Saturday, the McKinleyville girls won their tournament finale at the Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament at Healdsburg, beating Ukiah 42-33.

In the same tournament, the Fortuna girls lost to Healdsburg  63-40.

In other tournament action, the Eureka girls continued their impressive start to the new season with a 55-22 win over Sonoma Valley in the Maria Carrillo tournament final.

The tournament championship was the second straight for the Loggers, who also won the Gridley tournament last week and are now 8-1.

Two other local teams played each other for the Mt. Shasta tournament championship, with Del Norte handing the St. Bernard’s girls their first loss of the season, 50-46.

The South Fork girls were also in action and rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit to beat Anderson Valley 47-38 at the Potter valley tournament.

The Arcata Tigers were also in action in the REIBT championship game, where they barely fell to Justin-Siena by a score of 61-59 on Saturday night. We’ll have more details of that game in the coming days..

Allie Cox led the way offensively for Fortuna against Healdsburg and was named to the all-tournament team.

The impressive Cox finished with a team-high 11 points.

Teammates Jorlynn Villalvazo and Emily Sauers each scored seven points.

“The team came out flat and could not gain any momentum,” head coach Tom Chapman said. “Healdsburg shot the ball well and forced a number of turnovers.”

Fortuna dropped to 6-3.

Next up, the Huskies will play at the Orland tournament, which tips off on Thursday.

The McKinleyville Panthers, meanwhile, won for the second straight night.

Tatum Fisher scored a team-high 13 points in the win including seven in the third quarter, and was named to the all-tournament team.

File photo – McKinleyville head coach Jacob Cheek talks to his players during a recent game.

Bella Turner also had a good game and added 11 points, including seven in the opening quarter to help set the early tone, while Neyr’res Bartoo finished with seven points and Gabby Watson chipped in six points.

With the win, the Mack girls improved to 3-3.

Next up, the Panthers will host St. Bernard’s in non-tournament action on Tuesday night.

The Hoopa Warriors, meanwhile, improved to 5-3 with their big win over the Wildcats.

Junior Ivy Lamebear scored a game-high 26 points in the win, which was the Warriors’ fourth straight and fifth in six games.

Tashee Tracy added 14 points in the win, while freshman Wau’Kel Blake finished with 11 points and Tahlia Booth chipped in six points.

Lamebear was red-hot form downtown and nailed seven 3-pointers, while Blake added three 3s.

The loss was just the second of the season for the Wildcats, who dropped to 4-2.