In Saturday's non-league test, the St. John's Prep Eagles (Danvers, MA) basketball squad defeated the visiting Beverly Panthers (Beverly, MA), by a score of 61-49.

Next, the Eagles clash with the Central Catholic Raiders (Lawrence, MA) in a non-league test, on Friday, January 3. St. John's Prep will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Raiders come into the test with a 4-1 record after their 65-60 league loss to Andover (Andover, MA).

The Panthers (4-2) will now prepare for their test against Lawrence (Lawrence, MA). The Lancers come into the non-league test with a 0-3 record. In their last test, Lawrence went down by North Andover (North Andover, MA), 53-51, in a league test.