The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Germantown Clippers (Germantown, NY) and the host Hawthorne Valley Wildcats (Ghent, NY), witnessed Germantown's basketball squad rout Hawthorne Valley by a count of 59-31.

With the victory, Germantown advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Clippers travel to Chatham (Chatham, NY) to meet the Panthers in a Section 2 Patroon battle on Friday, December 12. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 3-1. Chatham won 58-52 in their recent league battle against Cairo-Durham (Cairo, NY)

The Wildcats now own a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Warren Central for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 11. Hawthorne Valley will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 62-44 non-league win over Fort Edward (Fort Edward, NY). The Cougars record now stands at 2-1.