The St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI) basketball crushed the host Dowagiac Chieftains (Dowagiac, MI), 70-39 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Bears (8-3) will now prepare for their test against Niles (Niles, MI). The Vikings go into the non-league test with a 6-6 record. In their last test, Niles walloped Three Rivers (Three Rivers, MI), 61-51, in a league test.

The Chieftains now own a 2-10 record. They play next when they travel to Lakeshore for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 31.