The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Beacon Bulldogs (Beacon, NY) and the visiting Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks (Newburgh, NY), observed Beacon's basketball team edge Newburgh Free Academy by a score of 36-33.

The Bulldogs (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Tri-Valley (Grahamsville, NY). The Bears come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Tri-Valley edged Livingston Manor (Livingston Manor, NY), 36-22, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Goldbacks encounter the Pine Bush Bushmen (Pine Bush, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 31. Newburgh Free Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Bushmen come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 30-28 non-league win over Middletown (Middletown, NY).