The Start Spartans routed the visiting Whitmer Panthers basketball team by a final score of 66-28 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Spartans face the Bowsher BlueRacers (Toledo, OH) in a Toledo City game, on Monday, January 9. Start will attempt to move on its 9-1 season record. The BlueRacers enter the game with a 1-6 record after their 51-47 non-league win over Sandusky (Sandusky, OH).

With the defeat, Whitmer moves to 5-5 on the year. The Panthers travel to Central Catholic (Toledo, OH) to face the Fighting Irish in a Three Rivers game on Monday, January 9. The Fighting Irish enter the game with a record of 7-1. Central Catholic won 59-52 in their recent league game against Notre Dame Academy (Toledo, OH)