PHOENIXVILLE - Two schools seeking their first Pioneer Athletic Conference boys basketball victories of the season collided Thursday night in Phoenixville.

The host Phantoms entertained Upper Perkiomen in a Frontier Division matchup, and it was Phoenixville which came away with a 57-40 victory over the Indians.

Marcus Howell scored a game-high 19 points for the Phantoms with six markers coming in the first quarter and an additional 13 during the second half. Howell punctuated the effort with six rebounds, three steals and two assists.