The Becton Wildcats basketball team (East Rutherford, NJ), was toppled 70-55 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ)

The Bears now possess a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hawthorne Christian for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 19. Hawthorne will confront a Defenders team coming off a 56-40 non-league loss to North Arlington (North Arlington, NJ). The Defenders record now stands at 0-1.

The Wildcats (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Bergen Tech (Hackensack, NJ). The Knights come into the non-league battle with a 0-2 record. In their last battle, Bergen Tech was toppled by Fair Lawn (Fair Lawn, NJ), 59-49, in a non-league battle.