Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Phillips Wildcats (Chicago, IL) and the host Hansberry Bengals (Chicago, IL), saw Phillips's basketball squad knock off Hansberry by a tally of 90-71.

With the victory, Phillips improves its record to 22-9 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Beecher (Beecher, IL) to play the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 4. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a record of 34-0. Beecher won 60-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Fieldcrest (Minonk, IL)