The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Wallkill Valley Rangers (Hamburg, NJ) and the visiting Vernon Vikings (Vernon, NJ), observed Wallkill Valley's basketball team edge Vernon by a score of 65-62.

The Rangers (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against West Milford (West Milford, NJ). The Highlanders come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, West Milford edged Wayne Hills (Wayne, NJ), 51-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Delaware Valley Terriers (Frenchtown, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Vernon will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Terriers come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 49-47 league win over North Hunterdon (Annandale, NJ).