In Monday's non-league outing, the Newton Braves (Newton, NJ) basketball squad edged the host North Warren Regional Patriots (Blairstown, NJ), by a margin of 51-49.

The Braves (1-0) will now prepare for their outing against Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge, NJ). The Falcons go into the Northwest Jersey - Freedom outing with a 1-0 record. In their last outing, Jefferson Township held off Randolph (Randolph, NJ), 62-58, in a non-league outing.

The Patriots now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Sussex County Tech for a Northwest Jersey - Colonial outing on Wednesday, December 21. North Warren Regional will clash with a squad coming off a 57-45 non-league win over Belvidere (Belvidere, NJ). The record now stands at 2-0.