Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the West Essex Knights (North Caldwell, NJ) and the host Newark Academy Minutemen (Livingston, NJ), saw West Essex's basketball squad wallop Newark Academy by a tally of 86-44.

With the victory, West Essex improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Knights host Montclair (Montclair, NJ) to play the Mounties in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Mounties come into the challenge with a record of 5-1. Montclair won 69-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Glen Ridge (Glen Ridge, NJ)

Next up, the Minutemen play the Nutley Maroon Raiders (Nutley, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Newark Academy will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Maroon Raiders come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 63-50 non-league loss to Millburn (Millburn, NJ).