The Northwest Catholic Lions (West Hartford, CT) basketball knocked off the visiting Farmington River Hawks (Farmington, CT), 52-44 in Thursday's league test.

The Lions (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Wilbur Cross (New Haven, CT). The Governors go into the non-league test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Wilbur Cross notched a victory over Amity Regional (Woodbridge, CT), 88-38, in a non-league test.

The River Hawks now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to New Britain for a Central Connecticut - West Colonial test on Monday, December 19. Farmington will encounter a Golden Hurricanes squad coming off a 91-43 non-league win over Tolland (Tolland, CT). The Golden Hurricanes record now stands at 1-0.