The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the River Dell Golden Hawks (Oradell, NJ) and the visiting Dumont Huskies (Dumont, NJ), observed River Dell's basketball team edge Dumont by a margin of 49-42.

The Golden Hawks (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Pascack Valley (Hillsdale, NJ). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Pascack Valley edged Wayne Hills (Wayne, NJ), 52-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Huskies battle the Indian Hills Braves (Oakland, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Dumont will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 67-55 non-league loss to West Milford (West Milford, NJ).