The Alexandria Central Purple Ghosts (Alexandria Bay, NY) basketball edged the host Lyme Central Lakers (Chaumont, NY), 45-42 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Purple Ghosts now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Thousand Islands for a Section 3 Frontier C bout on Friday, December 5. Alexandria Central will encounter a Vikings team coming off a 55-44 non-league win over Belleville Henderson Central (Belleville, NY). The Vikings record now stands at 3-0.

In their next game, the Lakers encounter the New York Mills Marauders (New York Mills, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 5. Lyme Central will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Marauders come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 84-42 non-league loss to Frankfort-Schuyler (Frankfort, NY).