The North Central Knights defeated the host St. Mary's Cardinals basketball team by a tally of 45-32 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Knights now possess a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Gregory for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 20. North Central will play a Gorillas team coming off a 54-47 non-league win over St. Mary's (O'Neill, NE). The Gorillas record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, St. Mary's moves to 2-5 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Wynot (Wynot, NE) to clash with the Blue Devils in a non-league test on Monday, December 22. The Blue Devils come into the test with a record of 4-2. Wynot won 46-36 in their recent non-league test against Wausa (Wausa, NE)