The St. Marys Bears (St. Marys, KS) basketball were winner over the host Royal Valley Panthers (Hoyt, KS), 68-54 in Friday's league bout.

The Bears now possess a 8-0 record. They play next when they travel to Holton for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. St. Marys will play a Wildcats team coming off a 59-38 non-league loss to Nemaha Central (Seneca, KS). The Wildcats record now stands at 2-6.

With the loss, Royal Valley falls to 2-4 on the campaign. The Panthers host Chapman (Chapman, KS) to play the Irish in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 23. The Irish go into the bout with a record of 0-7. Chapman lost 84-26 in their recent non-league bout against Rock Creek (St. George, KS)