The Hawthorne Bears basketball team (Hawthorne, NJ), was overwhelmed 38-9 in Thursday's league battle with the host Glen Rock Panthers (Glen Rock, NJ)

The Panthers now possess a 3-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northern Highlands for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 23. Glen Rock will confront a Highlanders team coming off a 47-20 non-league win over Passaic County Tech (Wayne, NJ). The Highlanders record now stands at 3-1.

The Bears (1-2) will now prepare for their battle against Leonia (Leonia, NJ). The Lions come into the non-league battle with a 2-2 record. In their last battle, Leonia trounced New Milford (New Milford, NJ), 58-24, in a league battle.