Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Manchester Red Hawks (Manchester, CT) and the visiting Simsbury Trojans (Simsbury, CT), saw Manchester's basketball squad wallop Simsbury by a count of 73-52.

With the victory, Manchester upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Red Hawks travel to Platt (Meriden, CT) to encounter the Panthers in a non-league test on Tuesday, December 19. The Panthers go into the test with a record of 0-0.

The Trojans now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Conard for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 19. Simsbury will encounter a Red Wolves squad coming off a 52-49 non-league loss to Windsor (Windsor, CT). The Red Wolves record now stands at 0-2.