The Newark Central Blue Devils basketball squad (Newark, NJ), was crushed 67-27 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Columbia Cougars (Maplewood, NJ)

With the victory, Columbia advances its record to 3-5 on the year. The Cougars host Bernards (Bernardsville, NJ) to meet the Mountaineers in a non-league battle on Friday, January 10. The Mountaineers enter the battle with a record of 6-1. Bernards won 58-47 in their recent non-league battle against Belvidere (Belvidere, NJ)

The Blue Devils now own a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Caldwell for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 9. Newark Central will meet a Chiefs squad coming off a 52-34 non-league win over Payne Tech (Newark, NJ). The Chiefs record now stands at 6-2.