Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Pomperaug Panthers (Southbury, CT) and the host Hillhouse Academics (New Haven, CT), saw Pomperaug's basketball squad hold off Hillhouse by a tally of 49-46.

With the victory, Pomperaug improves its record to 19-2 on the season. The Panthers travel to North Haven (North Haven, CT) to encounter the Nighthawks in a non-league outing on Monday, March 6. The Nighthawks go into the outing with a record of 17-5. North Haven won 58-46 in their recent non-league outing against Bristol Central (Bristol, CT)

The Academics now own a 12-10 record.