Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Newark Norsemen (Newark, IL) and the visiting Putnam County Panthers (Granville, IL), saw Newark's basketball squad wallop Putnam County by a count of 48-23.

With the victory, Newark upgrades its record to 23-7 on the campaign. The Norsemen travel to Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 21. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 28-5. Willows Academy won 45-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL)