The Simpson Academy Cougars (Mendenhall, MS) basketball crushed the visiting Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders (Pearl, MS), 53-5 in Friday's league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 18-1 record. They play next when they travel to Leake Academy for a bout on Tuesday, January 21. Simpson Academy will play a Rebels team coming off a 22-5 league loss to Lamar (Meridian, MS). The Rebels record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Park Place Christian Academy falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Lamar (Meridian, MS) to play the Raiders in a bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Raiders go into the bout with a record of 12-7. Lamar lost 20-8 in their recent league bout against East Rankin Academy (Pelahatchie, MS)