The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers (Newark, NJ) and the visiting Perth Amboy Panthers (Perth Amboy, NJ), observed Newark Collegiate Academy's basketball team edge Perth Amboy by a margin of 43-40.

The Panthers (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Madison (Madison, NJ). The Dodgers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-5 record.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Westfield Blue Devils (Westfield, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 27. Perth Amboy will attempt to better on its 2-8 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 49-25 non-league win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains, NJ).