The Paramus Catholic Paladins (Paramus, NJ) basketball toppled the host DePaul Catholic Spartans (Wayne, NJ), 70-61 in Thursday's league bout.

The Paladins now possess a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Cardinal Hayes for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. Paramus Catholic will play a Cardinals team coming off a 70-65 non-league loss to St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows, NY). The Cardinals record now stands at 9-4.

With the loss, DePaul Catholic falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Hackensack (Hackensack, NJ) to play the Comets in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. The Comets go into the bout with a record of 3-3. Hackensack lost 50-49 in their recent league bout against Ramapo (Franklin Lakes, NJ)