The crowd at Sunday's non-league challenge between the Ayer Shirley Panthers (Ayer, MA) and the visiting Nashoba Valley Tech Vikings (Westford, MA), observed Ayer Shirley's basketball team overwhelm Nashoba Valley Tech by a score of 68-43.

The Panthers now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Tahanto Regional for a Midland-Wachusett E bout on Friday, January 3. Ayer Shirley will play a Stags team coming off a 77-42 non-league loss to Clinton (Clinton, MA). The Stags record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Nashoba Valley Tech falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Vikings host Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsborough, MA) to play the Lancers in a Commonwealth - Lower bout on Friday, January 3. The Lancers go into the bout with a record of 2-2. Academy of Notre Dame lost 59-44 in their recent non-league bout against Rockport (Rockport, MA)