In Saturday's non-league outing, the Chester Hambletonians (Chester, NY) basketball squad edged the host Monticello Panthers (Monticello, NY), by a count of 53-51.

The Hambletonians (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Haldane (Cold Spring, NY). The Blue Devils go into the non-league outing with a 1-0 record. In their last outing, Haldane held off Marlboro Central (Marlboro, NY), 61-56, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Minisink Valley for a outing on Tuesday, December 20. Monticello will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 47-46 non-league loss to Valley Central (Montgomery, NY). The Warriors record now stands at 2-1.