The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. John Paul II Panthers (Tallahassee, FL) and the visiting Pensacola Catholic Crusaders (Pensacola, FL), observed St. John Paul II's basketball team edge Pensacola Catholic by a score of 59-57.

The Panthers (8-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Maclay (Tallahassee, FL). The Marauders come into the non-league challenge with a 7-13 record. In their last challenge, Maclay edged North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, FL), 51-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders encounter the Freeport Bulldogs (Freeport, FL) in a 3A District 1 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Pensacola Catholic will attempt to improve on its 12-8 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 13-7 record after their 74-67 non-league loss to North Bay Haven Academy (Panama City, FL).