The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Howell North Knights (St. Charles, MO) and the visiting Gateway Legacy Christian Academy Lions (Florissant, MO), observed Howell North's basketball team overwhelm Gateway Legacy Christian Academy by a score of 71-48.

The Knights (6-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Troy-Buchanan (Troy, MO). The Trojans come into the Gateway - South challenge with a 13-4 record. In their last challenge, Troy-Buchanan was routed by Fair Grove (Fair Grove, MO), 62-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Southern Boone Eagles (Ashland, MO) in a non-league outing, on Friday, January 24. Gateway Legacy Christian Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 3-1 season record. The Eagles come into the outing with a 2-10 record after their 48-46 non-league loss to Crocker (Crocker, MO).