Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Academy of St. Elizabeth Panthers (Convent Station, NJ) and the visiting Mountain Lakes Lakers (Mountain Lakes, NJ), saw Academy of St. Elizabeth's basketball squad hold off Mountain Lakes by a tally of 45-39.

With the victory, Academy of St. Elizabeth improves its record to 7-8 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Parsippany (Parsippany, NJ) to confront the Redhawks in a Northwest Jersey - Independence challenge on Wednesday, January 25. The Redhawks come into the challenge with a record of 7-6. Parsippany lost 42-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Villa Walsh Academy (Morristown, NJ)

Next up, the Lakers confront the Dover Tigers (Dover, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 25. Mountain Lakes will attempt to improve on its 6-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 46-35 non-league loss to Whippany Park (Whippany, NJ).