The Verona Hillbillies ran past the visiting West Essex Knights basketball team by a final score of 54-41 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Hillbillies face the Weequahic Indians (Newark, NJ) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 2. Verona will attempt to move on its 2-4 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 1-3 record after their 56-51 league loss to Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair, NJ).

With the defeat, West Essex moves to 2-3 on the year. The Knights travel to Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, NJ) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Friday, December 29. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 3-2. Cedar Grove lost 65-46 in their recent non-league game against Caldwell (West Caldwell, NJ)