The Bishop Grimes Cobras (East Syracuse, NY) basketball nipped the host Mekeel Christian Academy Lions (Schenectady, NY), 73-71 in Monday's non-league test.

The Cobras (14-3) will now prepare for their test against Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse, NY). The Brothers go into the Section 3 Onondaga - Liberty Central test with a 12-4 record. In their last test, Christian Brothers Academy got by Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, NY), 69-61, in a non-league test.

The Lions now own a 7-3 record. They play next when they host Utica Academy of Science for a non-league test on Wednesday, February 1. Mekeel Christian Academy will encounter a Atoms squad coming off a 54-49 non-league win over Syracuse Academy of Science (Syracuse, NY). The Atoms record now stands at 6-9.