The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Verona Hillbillies (Verona, NJ) and the visiting Barringer Blue Bears (Newark, NJ), observed Verona's basketball team edge Barringer by a score of 47-43.

The Hillbillies (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Glen Ridge (Glen Ridge, NJ). The Ridgers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record.

In their next game, the Blue Bears battle the American History Eagles (Newark, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Barringer will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 48-43 non-league win over Roselle (Roselle, NJ).