The NV - Demarest Norsemen basketball squad (Demarest, NJ), was nudged 50-48 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Rutherford Bulldogs (Rutherford, NJ)

With the victory, Rutherford advances its record to 6-0 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Harrison (Harrison, NJ) to meet the Blue Tide in a Northwest Jersey - National battle on Friday, January 3. The Blue Tide enter the battle with a record of 4-1. Harrison won 59-53 in their recent non-league battle against Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology (Paterson, NJ)

The Norsemen now own a 3-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Wayne Valley for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 4. NV - Demarest will meet a Indians squad coming off a 64-42 non-league win over Passaic (Passaic, NJ). The Indians record now stands at 4-2.