The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Cushing Academy Penguins (Ashburnham, MA) and the visiting Newman (Boston, MA), observed Cushing Academy's basketball team edge Newman by a margin of 61-57.

The Penguins (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Milton Academy (Milton, MA). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the battle the Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts (Framingham, MA) in a Massachusetts Bay 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Newman will attempt to better on its 4-2 season record. The Galloping Ghosts come into the challenge with a 9-2 record after their 53-44 non-league loss to Covenant Christian Academy (West Peabody, MA).