The Neumann-Goretti Saints (Philadelphia, PA) basketball crushed the host West Catholic Burrs (Philadelphia, PA), 72-39 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Saints now possess a 9-2 record. They play next when they host Lansdale Catholic for a Philadelphia Catholic bout on Thursday, January 9. Neumann-Goretti will play a Crusaders team coming off a 57-12 league win over Little Flower Catholic for Girls (Philadelphia, PA). The Crusaders record now stands at 11-1.

With the loss, West Catholic falls to 3-6 on the campaign. The Burrs travel to Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill, PA) to play the Friars/Pandas in a Philadelphia Catholic bout on Thursday, January 9. The Friars/Pandas go into the bout with a record of 7-5. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic lost 53-36 in their recent league bout against Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, PA)