The Hortonville Polar Bears routed the visiting Appleton East Patriots basketball team by a final score of 80-56 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Polar Bears face the Marquette University Hilltoppers (Milwaukee, WI) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 28. Hortonville will attempt to move on its 8-2 season record.

With the defeat, Appleton East moves to 7-6 on the year. The Patriots host Kimberly (Kimberly, WI) to face the Papermakers in a Fox Valley game on Tuesday, January 10. The Papermakers enter the game with a record of 5-4. Kimberly won 71-46 in their recent league game against Appleton West (Appleton, WI)