In Friday's non-league outing, the Hilliard Darby Panthers (Hilliard, OH) basketball squad edged the visiting Olentangy Berlin Bears (Delaware, OH), by a count of 40-39.

The Panthers (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard, OH). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 4-0 record. In their last outing, Hilliard Davidson held off Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard, OH), 56-47, in a non-league outing.

The Bears now hold a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to New Albany for a non-league outing on Thursday, December 28. Olentangy Berlin will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 62-58 non-league loss to Lincoln (Gahanna, OH). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.