Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Kennedy Catholic Gaels (Somers, NY) and the host St. Joseph Hill Academy Hilltoppers (Staten Island, NY), saw Kennedy Catholic's basketball squad hold off St. Joseph Hill Academy by a tally of 55-53.

With the victory, Kennedy Catholic improves its record to 16-10 on the campaign. The Gaels travel to Moore Catholic (Staten Island, NY) to confront the Mavericks in a non-league challenge on Sunday, February 25. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a record of 18-6. Moore Catholic won 56-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Notre Dame Academy (Staten Island, NY)