The Beverly Panthers basketball team scored 72 points and limited the visiting Gloucester Fishermen to 44 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Panthers now have a 5-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Masconomet Regional for a match on Tuesday, January 14.

The Fishermen now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Winthrop for a non-league match on Tuesday, January 14. Gloucester will face a Vikings squad coming off a 40-31 non-league loss to Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody, MA). The Vikings record now stands at 3-2.