The West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ) basketball edged the visiting Shabazz Bulldogs (Newark, NJ), 50-49 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Mountaineers now possess a 6-2 record. They play next when they travel to Hillside for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. West Orange will play a Comets team coming off a 65-62 non-league loss to Oratory Prep (Summit, NJ). The Comets record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Shabazz falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Rahway (Rahway, NJ) to play the Indians in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 4-3. Rahway won 36-33 in their recent league bout against Summit (Summit, NJ)