The Holyoke Purple Knights (Holyoke, MA) basketball crushed the visiting Northampton Blue Devils (Northampton, MA), 46-23 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Purple Knights now possess a 8-4 record. They play next when they host Agawam for a non-league bout on Monday, February 3.

With the loss, Northampton falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Blue devils host Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield, MA) to play the Beavers in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Beavers go into the bout with a record of 7-0. Putnam Vo-Tech won 66-45 in their recent non-league bout against Commerce (Springfield, MA)