The Haverhill Hillies (Haverhill, MA) basketball nipped the visiting Chelmsford Lions (North Chelmsford, MA), 65-62 in Friday's league test.

The Hillies (5-7) will now prepare for their test against Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA). The Raiders go into the non-league test with a 7-5 record. In their last test, Central Catholic got by Lowell (Lowell, MA), 61-56, in a league test.

The Lions now own a 3-10 record. They play next when they host Billerica Memorial for a Merrimack Valley - Small test on Tuesday, January 30. Chelmsford will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 65-57 league loss to Dracut (Dracut, MA). The Indians record now stands at 2-7.