The St. Bernard's Central Catholic Bernardians (Fitchburg, MA) basketball edged the host Sutton Sammies (Sutton, MA), 40-39 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Bernardians now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they host Burncoat for a non-league bout on Monday, December 23. St. Bernard's Central Catholic will play a Patriots team coming off a 48-33 non-league loss to Notre Dame Academy (Worcester, MA). The Patriots record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Sutton falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Sammies host Putnam (Putnam, CT) to play the Clippers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Clippers go into the bout with a record of 1-1. Putnam won 48-44 in their recent non-league bout against Norwich RVT (Norwich, CT)