In Tuesday's league outing, the Central Blue Devils (Newark, NJ) basketball squad knocked off the host Bloomfield Tech Spartans (Bloomfield, NJ), by a tally of 50-40.

In their next game, the Blue Devils confront the St. Anthony Friars (Jersey City, NJ) in a non-league match, on Thursday, December 20. Central will attempt to better on its 2-1 season record. The Friars enter the match with a 3-0 record after their 64-28 non-league win over Neptune (Neptune, NJ).

With the defeat, Bloomfield Tech moves to 0-1 on the year. The Spartans host Verona (Verona, NJ) to confront the Hillbillies in a Super Essex - Liberty match on Friday, December 21. The Hillbillies enter the match with a record of 1-1. Verona won 41-26 in their recent league match against Belleville (Belleville, NJ)