Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Sanford Spartans (Sanford, ME) and the host Thornton Academy Trojans (Saco, ME), saw Sanford's basketball squad hold off Thornton Academy by a tally of 63-59.

With the victory, Sanford improves its record to 14-6 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Gorham (Gorham, ME) to confront the Rams in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, February 21. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 17-3. Gorham won 87-14 in their recent non-league challenge against Noble (North Berwick, ME)