The Middletown North Lions (Middletown, NJ) basketball edged the host Manchester Township Hawks (Lakehurst, NJ), 45-42 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Hightstown for a non-league bout on Sunday, December 22. Middletown North will play a Rams team coming off a 48-30 league win over Hamilton (Hamilton, NJ). The Rams record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Manchester Township falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Brick Memorial (Brick, NJ) to play the Mustangs in a non-league bout on Monday, December 23. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 2-0. Brick Memorial won 38-35 in their recent non-league bout against Matawan Regional (Aberdeen, NJ)