Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the North Star Academy (Newark, NJ) and the host Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers (Newark, NJ), saw North Star Academy's basketball squad wallop Newark Collegiate Academy by a tally of 49-28.

With the victory, North Star Academy improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The travel to Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair, NJ) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 4-3. Montclair Kimberley Academy won 48-9 in their recent non-league challenge against Newark Tech (Newark, NJ)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Payne Tech Lions (Newark, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Newark Collegiate Academy will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 6-3 record after their 49-42 league win over Livingston (Livingston, NJ).