Fans at Friday's league challenge between the West 50th Street Seahawks (New York, NY) and the host Norman Thomas Tigers (New York, NY), saw West 50th Street's basketball squad hold off Norman Thomas by a count of 74-71.

With the victory, West 50th Street upgrades its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Seahawks travel to Bergtraum (New York, NY) to play the Blazers in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 22. The Blazers come into the challenge with a record of 11-1. Bergtraum lost 59-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Percy Sutton (New York, NY)

Next up, the Tigers play the Manhattan Center for Science & Math Rams (New York, NY) in a PSAL AAA Manhattan II challenge, on Monday, January 22. Norman Thomas will attempt to upgrade on its 5-12 season record.