The Ayer Shirley Panthers (Ayer, MA) basketball crushed the visiting St. Bernard's Central Catholic Bernardians (Fitchburg, MA), 77-41 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Gardner for a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 18. Ayer Shirley will play a Wildcats team coming off a 60-45 non-league win over Bromfield (Harvard, MA). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, St. Bernard's Central Catholic falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Bernardians host Abby Kelley Foster (Worcester, MA) to play the Bears in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 1-0.