The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Pascack Valley Panthers (Hillsdale, NJ) and the visiting Summit Hilltoppers (Summit, NJ), observed Pascack Valley's basketball team edge Summit by a score of 67-64.

The Panthers (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Newton (Newton, NJ). The Braves come into the non-league challenge with a 6-12 record. In their last challenge, Newton was tipped by Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ), 57-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hilltoppers encounter the Rahway Indians (Rahway, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 26. Summit will attempt to improve on its 8-9 season record.