The Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ) basketball edged the host Pompton Lakes Cardinals (Pompton Lakes, NJ), 45-41 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Glen Rock for a Bergen/Passaic - King bout on Wednesday, January 8. Hawthorne will play a Panthers team coming off a 56-23 non-league win over Eastern Christian (North Haledon, NJ). The Panthers record now stands at 6-2.

With the loss, Pompton Lakes falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Butler (Butler, NJ) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 8. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 1-4.