In Wednesday's non-league contest, the host Hawthorne Bears basketball team scored a big 55-29 triumph over the Waldwick Warriors.

The Bears (5-5) will now prepare for their contest against Butler (Butler, NJ). The Bulldogs go into the non-league contest with a 2-7 record. In their last contest, Butler was trounced by Midland Park (Midland Park, NJ), 57-51, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Park Ridge Owls (Park Ridge, NJ) in a Northwest Jersey - Patriot B contest, on Friday, January 17. Waldwick will attempt to better on its 5-6 season record. The Owls go into the contest with a 5-5 record after their 42-40 non-league loss to Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes, NJ).