In Wednesday's non-league outing, the University Phoenix (Newark, NJ) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Caldwell Chiefs (West Caldwell, NJ), by a count of 64-37.

The Phoenix (21-2) will now prepare for their outing against Columbia (Maplewood, NJ). The Cougars go into the non-league outing with a 10-15 record. In their last outing, Columbia was crushed by Bernards (Bernardsville, NJ), 49-47, in a non-league outing.

The Chiefs now hold a 11-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host West Orange for a Super Essex - American game on Friday, February 16. Caldwell will face a Mountaineers team coming off a 54-32 league win over Mount St. Dominic Academy (Caldwell, NJ). The Mountaineers record now stands at 17-9.