The Barringer Blue Bears (Newark, NJ) basketball edged the visiting Shabazz Bulldogs (Newark, NJ), 42-40 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Blue Bears now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Glen Ridge for a Super Essex - Independence bout on Thursday, January 9. Barringer will play a Ridgers team coming off a 44-42 non-league loss to Newark Academy (Livingston, NJ). The Ridgers record now stands at 6-2.

With the loss, Shabazz falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to West Orange (West Orange, NJ) to play the Mountaineers in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 9. The Mountaineers go into the bout with a record of 5-2. West Orange won 42-40 in their recent non-league bout against Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair, NJ)