The North Plainfield Canucks (North Plainfield, NJ) basketball edged the visiting J.P. Stevens Hawks (Edison, NJ), 71-65 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Canucks now possess a 5-10 record. They play next when they host Timothy Christian for a Greater Middlesex - Blue bout on Monday, January 27. North Plainfield will play a team coming off a 54-45 non-league loss to North Brunswick (North Brunswick, NJ). The record now stands at 9-3.

With the loss, J.P. Stevens falls to 0-14 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Watchung Hills Regional (Warren, NJ) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 6-8. Watchung Hills Regional won 61-42 in their recent non-league bout against Passaic Valley (Little Falls, NJ)