The Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans (Madison, WI) basketball crushed the visiting Janesville Craig Cougars (Janesville, WI), 78-51 in Thursday's league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 8-2 record. They play next when they travel to Madison West for a Big Eight bout on Thursday, January 16.

With the loss, Janesville Craig falls to 6-6 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to DeForest (DeForest, WI) to confront the Norskies in a non-league contest on Saturday, January 11. The Norskies go into the contest with a record of 3-7. DeForest lost 76-65 in their recent league contest against Beaver Dam (Beaver Dam, WI)