The Park Ridge Owls (Park Ridge, NJ) basketball edged the host Emerson Cavaliers (Emerson, NJ), 56-51 in Friday's league bout.

The Owls now possess a 9-7 record. They play next when they host Midland Park for a Northwest Jersey - Patriot B bout on Monday, January 27. Park Ridge will play a Panthers team coming off a 65-59 league win over Cresskill (Cresskill, NJ). The Panthers record now stands at 8-6.

With the loss, Emerson falls to 7-8 on the campaign. The Cavaliers host Bergenfield (Bergenfield, NJ) to play the Bears in a non-league bout on Sunday, January 26. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 0-14. Bergenfield lost 78-35 in their recent league bout against Teaneck (Teaneck, NJ)