Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers (Newark, NJ) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Bernards Mountaineers (Bernardsville, NJ), 62-49 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Newark Collegiate Academy upgrades its record to 20-5 on the season. The Panthers travel to New Providence (New Providence, NJ) to play the Pioneers in a non-league bout on Wednesday, February 28. The Pioneers go into the bout with a record of 17-5. New Providence won 80-46 in their recent non-league bout against Ridgefield Park (Ridgefield Park, NJ)