The Marshall Academy Panthers (New York, NY) basketball crushed the host Columbus Sharks (Bronx, NY), 68-46 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Kennedy for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Marshall Academy will play a Knights team coming off a 69-39 league win over Roosevelt Educational (Bronx, NY). The Knights record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Columbus falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Sharks travel to Roosevelt Educational (Bronx, NY) to play the Roughriders in a PSAL 4A Bronx bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Roughriders go into the bout with a record of 0-8. Roosevelt Educational lost 69-39 in their recent league bout against Kennedy (Bronx, NY)