Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Belleville Buccaneers (Belleville, NJ) and the host West Essex Knights (North Caldwell, NJ), saw Belleville's basketball squad overcome West Essex by a tally of 68-57.

With the victory, Belleville improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Buccaneers host University (Newark, NJ) to confront the Phoenix in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Phoenix come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. University won 68-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Newark Vocational (Newark, NJ)

Next up, the Knights confront the Verona Hillbillies (Verona, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. West Essex will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Hillbillies come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 70-42 league loss to Millburn (Millburn, NJ).