The Samuel Fels Panthers (Philadelphia, PA) basketball edged the host Germantown Academy Patriots (Fort Washington, PA), 61-54 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 8-5 record. They play next when they host West Philadelphia for a Philadelphia Public - Independence bout on Tuesday, January 7. Samuel Fels will play a Speedboys team coming off a 74-72 non-league loss to MOT Charter (Middletown, DE). The Speedboys record now stands at 6-4.

With the loss, Germantown Academy falls to 6-5 on the campaign. The Patriots host Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia, PA) to play the Blue Devils in a Inter-Academic bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Blue Devils go into the bout with a record of 14-3. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy lost 67-63 in their recent non-league bout against Hill School (Pottstown, PA)