The Vernon Vikings basketball team (Vernon, NJ), was nudged 58-55 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Wallkill Valley Rangers (Hamburg, NJ)

The Rangers now possess a 5-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pope John XXIII for a non-league battle on Monday, January 2. Wallkill Valley will battle a team coming off a 66-30 non-league win over Mount St. Dominic Academy (Caldwell, NJ). The record now stands at 6-1.

The Vikings (2-2) will now prepare for their battle against Morris County Tech (Denville, NJ). The Devils come into the non-league battle with a 3-0 record. In their last battle, Morris County Tech edged Garfield (Garfield, NJ), 48-18, in a non-league battle.