The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ) and the visiting Butler Bulldogs (Butler, NJ), observed Hawthorne's basketball team edge Butler by a score of 42-36.

The Bears (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes, NJ). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Hawthorne Christian Defenders (Hawthorne, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Butler will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Defenders come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 52-33 non-league loss to Glen Rock (Glen Rock, NJ).