The Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ) basketball felled the host Hawthorne Christian Defenders (Hawthorne, NJ), 56-43 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Bears (3-0) will now prepare for their test against Glen Rock (Glen Rock, NJ). The Panthers go into the Bergen/Passaic - King test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Glen Rock thwarted Pompton Lakes (Pompton Lakes, NJ), 68-31, in a non-league test.

The Defenders now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Eastern Christian for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 20. Hawthorne Christian will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 46-33 non-league win over Butler (Butler, NJ). The Eagles record now stands at 2-0.