The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Midland Park Panthers (Midland Park, NJ) and the visiting Park Ridge Owls (Park Ridge, NJ), observed Midland Park's basketball team knock off Park Ridge by a score of 55-47.

The Panthers (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Waldwick (Waldwick, NJ). The Warriors come into the Northwest Jersey - Patriot B challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, Waldwick was knocked off by Cresskill (Cresskill, NJ), 66-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls encounter the Lodi Rams (Lodi, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Park Ridge will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 55-46 league loss to Manchester Regional (Haledon, NJ).