Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the River Dell Golden Hawks (Oradell, NJ) and the visiting Cresskill Cougars (Cresskill, NJ), saw River Dell's basketball squad hold off Cresskill by a tally of 47-46.

With the victory, River Dell improves its record to 4-1 on the campaign. The Golden Hawks travel to Ramsey (Ramsey, NJ) to confront the Rams in a Big North - Patriot challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Ramsey won 46-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Cranford (Cranford, NJ)

Next up, the Cougars confront the Saddle River Day Rebels (Saddle River, NJ) in a Olympic - American challenge, on Wednesday, January 4. Cresskill will attempt to improve on its 5-2 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 60-17 non-league win over Kennedy (Paterson, NJ).