The Newark Academy Minutemen basketball team (Livingston, NJ), was nudged 73-66 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Irvington Blue Knights (Irvington, NJ)

The Blue Knights now possess a 18-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Seton Hall Prep for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 4. Irvington will battle a Pirates team coming off a 60-57 league loss to Immaculate Conception (Montclair, NJ). The Pirates record now stands at 16-3.

The Minutemen (2-14) will now prepare for their battle against Nutley (Nutley, NJ). The Maroon Raiders come into the non-league battle with a 6-16 record. In their last battle, Nutley was nudged by Livingston (Livingston, NJ), 47-40, in a non-league battle.