In Saturday's non-league outing, the Payne Tech Lions (Newark, NJ) basketball squad beat the visiting North Star Academy (Newark, NJ), by a count of 65-55.

The Lions (14-8) will now prepare for their outing against West Caldwell Tech (West Caldwell, NJ). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 10-12 record. In their last outing, West Caldwell Tech defeated Barringer (Newark, NJ), 35-30, in a non-league outing.

The now hold a 6-14 record. They play next when they host Central for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 13. North Star Academy will clash with a Blue Devils squad coming off a 87-66 non-league loss to Newark Tech (Newark, NJ). The Blue Devils record now stands at 9-14.