The Proctor Raiders basketball team (Utica, NY), dropped 64-55 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars (Cicero, NY)

The Northstars now possess a 7-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fayetteville-Manlius for a Section 3 Salt City - Metro battle on Wednesday, January 3. Cicero-North Syracuse will battle a Hornets team coming off a 58-52 non-league loss to Chittenango (Chittenango, NY). The Hornets record now stands at 1-5.

The Raiders (3-1) will now prepare for their battle against Utica Academy of Science (Utica, NY). The Atoms come into the non-league battle with a 0-7 record. In their last battle, Utica Academy of Science dropped by Amsterdam (Amsterdam, NY), 76-72, in a non-league battle.