The Catholic Bears (Baton Rouge, LA) basketball were winner over the host East Ascension Spartans (Gonzales, LA), 65-50 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 17-1 record. They play next when they travel to Walker for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Catholic will play a Wildcats team coming off a 67-34 non-league loss to Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge, LA). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-8.

With the loss, East Ascension falls to 8-1 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to University Lab (Baton Rouge, LA) to play the Cubs in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Cubs go into the bout with a record of 8-5. University Lab won 52-49 in their recent non-league bout against Ponchatoula (Ponchatoula, LA)