The McNair Academic Cougars basketball team (Jersey City, NJ), was toppled 59-43 in Monday's league battle with the host Hoboken Redwings (Hoboken, NJ)

The Redwings now possess a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ridge for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 21. Hoboken will confront a Red Devil team coming off a 66-46 non-league win over Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater, NJ). The Red Devil record now stands at 2-1.

The Cougars (1-2) will now prepare for their battle against Irvington (Irvington, NJ). The Blue Knights come into the non-league battle with a 1-0 record. In their last battle, Irvington beat Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NJ), 51-42, in a non-league battle.