The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Beverly Panthers (Beverly, MA) and the host Haverhill Hillies (Haverhill, MA), observed Beverly's basketball team overwhelm Haverhill by a score of 78-47.

The Panthers (12-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Masconomet Regional (Boxford, MA). The Chieftains come into the Northeastern - Large challenge with a 13-0 record. In their last challenge, Masconomet Regional trounced Danvers (Danvers, MA), 92-46, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hillies battle the Methuen Rangers (Methuen, MA) in a Merrimack Valley - Small challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Haverhill will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record. The Rangers come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 76-69 non-league loss to North Andover (North Andover, MA).