The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology Lions (Paterson, NJ) and the visiting Elmwood Park Crusaders (Elmwood Park, NJ), observed Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology's basketball team overwhelm Elmwood Park by a score of 60-37.

The Lions (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Garfield (Garfield, NJ). The Boilermakers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Garfield trounced Lodi (Lodi, NJ), 57-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders encounter the Saddle Brook Falcons (Saddle Brook, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 8. Elmwood Park will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 63-26 non-league loss to Manchester Regional (Haledon, NJ).