The Hawthorne Christian Defenders routed the visiting Wallington Panthers basketball team by a final score of 63-34 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Defenders face the North Arlington Vikings (North Arlington, NJ) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 13. Hawthorne Christian will attempt to move on its 5-3 season record. The Vikings enter the game with a 3-5 record after their 65-46 non-league win over Bergen Charter (Hackensack, NJ).

With the defeat, Wallington moves to 3-5 on the year. The Panthers travel to Eastern Christian (North Haledon, NJ) to face the Eagles in a non-league game on Wednesday, January 11. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 5-3. Eastern Christian lost 52-50 in their recent non-league game against Manchester Regional (Haledon, NJ)