The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Newton North Tigers (Newtonville, MA) and the host Needham Rockets (Needham, MA), observed Newton North's basketball team overcome Needham by a score of 67-48.

The Tigers (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Milton (Milton, MA). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 5-2 record.

In their next game, the Rockets battle the Wellesley Raiders (Wellesley, MA) in a Bay State - Herget challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Needham will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 70-55 league loss to Walpole (Walpole, MA).