The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Middlesex Bluejays (Middlesex, NJ) and the host J.P. Stevens Hawks (Edison, NJ), observed Middlesex's basketball team overwhelm J.P. Stevens by a score of 66-33.

The Bluejays (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Perth Amboy (Perth Amboy, NJ). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, Perth Amboy was routed by Woodbridge (Woodbridge, NJ), 68-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the South Plainfield Tigers (South Plainfield, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. J.P. Stevens will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 48-33 non-league loss to Spotswood (Spotswood, NJ).