The Northeast Bearcats (Cairo, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Knox County Eagles (Edina, MO), 68-45 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Bearcats now possess a 9-6 record. They play next when they travel to South Shelby for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Northeast will play a Cardinals team coming off a 65-62 non-league win over North Shelby (Shelbyville, MO). The Cardinals record now stands at 10-8.

With the loss, Knox County falls to 1-13 on the campaign. The Eagles host Putnam County (Unionville, MO) to play the Midgets in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Midgets go into the bout with a record of 9-7. Putnam County won 58-48 in their recent non-league bout against Webb City (Webb City, MO)