The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Durfee Hilltoppers (Fall River, MA) and the visiting East Boston Jets (East Boston, MA), observed Durfee's basketball team overwhelm East Boston by a score of 72-41.

The Hilltoppers (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Arlington (Arlington, MA). The Spy Ponders come into the non-league challenge with a 13-4 record. In their last challenge, Arlington trounced Reading Memorial (Reading, MA), 67-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Jets encounter the St. Mary's Spartans (Lynn, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 10. East Boston will attempt to improve on its 7-11 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 18-1 record after their 73-69 league win over Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, MA).