The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Pascack Valley Panthers (Hillsdale, NJ) and the host Wayne Hills Patriots (Wayne, NJ), observed Pascack Valley's basketball team overcome Wayne Hills by a margin of 52-44.

The Panthers (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against River Dell (Oradell, NJ). The Golden Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, River Dell defeated Dumont (Dumont, NJ), 49-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Kennedy Knights (Paterson, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. Wayne Hills will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 55-43 non-league loss to Ramapo (Franklin Lakes, NJ).