The Pope John XXIII routed the visiting Paramus Catholic Paladins basketball team by a final score of 75-46 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the face the Morristown-Beard Crimson (Morristown, NJ) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, January 31. Pope John XXIII will attempt to move on its 14-4 season record. The Crimson enter the game with a 6-10 record after their 47-44 non-league loss to Sparta (Sparta, NJ).

With the defeat, Paramus Catholic moves to 6-11 on the year. The Paladins host DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ) to face the Spartans in a Big North - United game on Thursday, February 1. The Spartans enter the game with a record of 7-8. DePaul Catholic lost 70-37 in their recent league game against Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ)