The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Highland Park Owls (Highland Park, NJ) and the visiting Perth Amboy Vo-Tech Patriots (Perth Amboy, NJ), saw Highland Park's basketball team nip Perth Amboy Vo-Tech by a tally of 44-39.

The Owls now possess a 8-7 record. They play next when they travel to Somerset Tech for a Greater Middlesex - Gold bout on Friday, January 31. Highland Park will play a Jaguars team coming off a 61-42 league loss to Piscataway Vo-Tech (Piscataway, NJ). The Jaguars record now stands at 2-12.

With the loss, Perth Amboy Vo-Tech falls to 8-7 on the campaign. The Patriots host South Amboy (South Amboy, NJ) to play the Governors in a Greater Middlesex - Gold bout on Friday, January 31. The Governors go into the bout with a record of 7-10.