The Hawthorne Bears bounced the visiting Passaic Arts & Science Charter basketball squad by a final score of 45-6 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Bears clash with the Emerson Cavaliers (Emerson, NJ) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, December 28. Hawthorne will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record. The Cavaliers come into the outing with a 2-1 record after their 63-51 league loss to Cresskill (Cresskill, NJ).

The (0-4) will now prepare for their outing against Leonia (Leonia, NJ). The Lions come into the non-league outing with a 1-2 record. In their last outing, Leonia routed Bogota (Bogota, NJ), 50-26, in a non-league outing.