The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Somers Spartans (Somers, CT) and the visiting Wheeler Lions (North Stonington, CT), observed Somers's basketball team knock off Wheeler by a score of 60-46.

The Spartans (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against East Granby (East Granby, CT). The Crusaders come into the North Central Connecticut challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, East Granby prevailed over East Windsor (East Windsor, CT), 61-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Foran Lions (Milford, CT) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Wheeler will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 67-49 non-league win over Shelton (Shelton, CT).