The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Payne Tech Lions (Newark, NJ) and the visiting Bard Early College Raptors (Newark, NJ), observed Payne Tech's basketball squad rout Bard Early College by a count of 66-34.

With the victory, Payne Tech advances its record to 6-5 on the year. The Lions host Arts (Newark, NJ) to meet the Jaguars in a non-league battle on Monday, February 3. The Jaguars enter the battle with a record of 6-2. Arts won 55-49 in their recent non-league battle against Livingston (Livingston, NJ)

The Raptors now own a 4-5 record.