The Hartford Public Owls basketball team (Hartford, CT), was overwhelmed 58-35 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Classical Magnet Gladiators (Hartford, CT)

The Gladiators now possess a 9-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Windsor for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 13. Classical Magnet will confront a Panthers team coming off a 45-16 league win over Rockville (Vernon, CT). The Panthers record now stands at 12-7.

The Owls (2-15) will now prepare for their battle against Rocky Hill (Rocky Hill, CT). The Terriers come into the non-league battle with a 13-5 record. In their last battle, Rocky Hill was overwhelmed by Windsor (Windsor, CT), 67-50, in a non-league battle.