Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers (Newark, NJ) and the host Belleville Buccaneers (Belleville, NJ), saw Newark Collegiate Academy's basketball squad overcome Belleville by a tally of 64-49.

With the victory, Newark Collegiate Academy improves its record to 16-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, NJ) to confront the Caseys in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 10. The Caseys come into the challenge with a record of 14-10. Red Bank Catholic lost 59-56 in their recent league test against Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson, NJ)

The Buccaneers now own a 10-11 record. They play next when they travel to Science Park for a non-league test on Friday, February 9. Belleville will encounter a Chargers squad coming off a 57-45 non-league win over Barringer (Newark, NJ). The Chargers record now stands at 16-7.