The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Perry Panthers (Massillon, OH) and the visiting Austintown-Fitch Falcons (Youngstown, OH), observed Perry's basketball team edge Austintown-Fitch by a score of 54-49.

The Panthers (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against South (Willoughby, OH). The Rebels come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

With the loss, Austintown-Fitch falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Linsly (Wheeling, WV) to play the Cadets in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. The Cadets go into the bout with a record of 0-0.