The Newark Central Blue Devils basketball squad (Newark, NJ), lost 52-35 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Columbia Cougars (Maplewood, NJ)

With the victory, Columbia advances its record to 8-8 on the year. The Cougars travel to Dayton (Springfield, NJ) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Saturday, February 8. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 2-2.

The Blue Devils now own a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Caldwell for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 6. Newark Central will meet a Chiefs squad coming off a 72-44 non-league win over Payne Tech (Newark, NJ). The Chiefs record now stands at 10-2.