The Newark Academy Minutemen basketball team (Livingston, NJ), was toppled 48-40 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Caldwell Chiefs (West Caldwell, NJ)

The Chiefs now possess a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Kennedy for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 21. Caldwell will confront a Knights team coming off a 47-40 non-league win over Hackensack (Hackensack, NJ). The Knights record now stands at 1-2.

The Minutemen (1-1) will now prepare for their battle against Morris Hills (Rockaway, NJ). The Knights come into the non-league battle with a 1-2 record. In their last battle, Morris Hills was toppled by West Morris Mendham (Mendham, NJ), 52-41, in a league battle.