Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ) and the host Nutley Maroon Raiders (Nutley, NJ), saw West Orange's basketball squad hold off Nutley by a tally of 53-52.

With the victory, West Orange improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Mountaineers host Livingston (Livingston, NJ) to play the Lancers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 16. The Lancers come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Livingston won 46-39 in their recent non-league challenge against West Caldwell Tech (West Caldwell, NJ)

Next up, the Maroon Raiders play the Science Park Chargers (Newark, NJ) in a Super Essex - Independence challenge, on Saturday, December 16. Nutley will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 40-35 non-league win over Shabazz (Newark, NJ).