In Thursday's league test, the Hopatcong Chiefs (Hopatcong, NJ) basketball squad knocked off the visiting Kittatinny Regional Cougars (Newton, NJ), by a score of 61-48.

Next, the Chiefs encounter the Somerset Tech Jaguars (Bridgewater, NJ) in a non-league test, on Thursday, December 26. Hopatcong will attempt to improve on its 2-0 season record.

The Cougars (0-2) will now prepare for their test against Kinnelon (Kinnelon, NJ). The Colts come into the non-league test with a 0-2 record. In their last test, Kinnelon was knocked off by Hanover Park (East Hanover, NJ), 83-78, in a non-league test.