The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Elyria Catholic Panthers (Elyria, OH) and the host Padua Franciscan Bruins (Parma, OH), witnessed Elyria Catholic's basketball squad nudge Padua Franciscan by a final score of 39-34.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Louisville Leopards (Louisville, OH) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, December 7. Elyria Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 3-0 season record.

The Bruins (0-1) will now prepare for their outing against North Olmsted (North Olmsted, OH). The Eagles enter the non-league outing with a 1-1 record. In their last outing, North Olmsted got by Brookside (Sheffield, OH), 33-24, in a non-league outing.