New York High School Basketball - St. John the Baptist over St. Francis
December 10, 2022: West Islip, NY 11795 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the St. John the Baptist Cougars (West Islip, NY) and the visiting St. Francis Red Raiders (Hamburg, NY), saw St. John the Baptist's basketball squad overcome St. Francis by a tally of 64-50.
With the victory, St. John the Baptist improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Cougars host Hillhouse (New Haven, CT) to confront the Academics in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 16. The Academics come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.
Next up, the Red Raiders confront the Williamsville North Spartans (Williamsville, NY) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. St. Francis will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 3-1 record after their 46-28 non-league win over Newfane (Newfane, NY).