Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Verona Hillbillies (Verona, NJ) and the host Cedar Grove Panthers (Cedar Grove, NJ), saw Verona's basketball squad trounce Cedar Grove by a score of 43-21.

With the victory, Verona improves its record to 10-4 on the campaign. The Hillbillies travel to Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn, NJ) to battle the CUTTERS in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 4. The CUTTERS come into the challenge with a record of 6-7. Fair Lawn lost 67-61 in their recent non-league challenge against Northern Valley (Old Tappan, NJ)

Next up, the Panthers battle the Dayton Bulldogs (Springfield, NJ) in a non-league test, on Friday, February 4. Cedar Grove will attempt to advance on its 2-10 season record. The Bulldogs go into the test with a 12-2 record after their 60-55 league win over New Providence (New Providence, NJ).