The Bloomington Central Catholic Saints (Bloomington, IL) basketball were winner over the host Monticello Sages (Monticello, IL), 59-44 in Friday's league bout.

The Saints now possess a 9-8 record. They play next when they host Princeton for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. Bloomington Central Catholic will play a Tigers team coming off a 62-54 league loss to Hall (Spring Valley, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 7-9.

With the loss, Monticello falls to 10-8 on the campaign. The Sages travel to Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL) to play the Trojans in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 8-6. Maroa-Forsyth won 60-38 in their recent non-league bout against St. Teresa (Decatur, IL)