The Ridgefield Memorial Royals basketball team scored 56 points and limited the visiting Hawthorne Bears to 49 in the Royals non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Royals now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Waldwick for a non-league game on Thursday, December 19. Ridgefield Memorial will confront a Warriors team coming off a 61-47 non-league win over Hasbrouck Heights (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ). The Warriors record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Hawthorne falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Bears host Manchester Regional (Haledon, NJ) to confront the Falcons in a Bergen/Passaic - King game on Thursday, December 19. The Falcons go into the game with a record of 0-1. Manchester Regional lost 61-49 in their recent non-league match against Weehawken (Weehawken, NJ)