The Priory . basketball team scored 49 points and held the visiting Howell Central Spartans to 29 in the . non-league triumph on Friday.

The . now sport a 6-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Westminster Christian for a ABC contest on Tuesday, January 16. Priory will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 46-41 non-league loss to Eureka (Eureka, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-3.

The Spartans (5-7) will now prepare for their contest against Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon, MO). The Panthers enter the non-league contest with a 5-8 record. In their last contest, Fort Zumwalt North was defeated by Holt (Wentzville, MO), 60-55, in a non-league contest.