The St. James Tigers (St. James, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO), 51-28 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 11-3 record. They play next when they host Norwood for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. St. James will play a Pirates team coming off a 57-34 non-league win over Waynesville (Waynesville, MO). The Pirates record now stands at 13-4.

With the loss, Licking falls to 8-6 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Fatima (Westphalia, MO) to play the Comets in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. The Comets go into the bout with a record of 10-4. Fatima won 56-40 in their recent non-league bout against Steelville (Steelville, MO)