The Laconia Sachems (Laconia, NH) basketball crushed the host Coe-Brown Academy Bears (Northwood, NH), 77-36 in Monday's league test.

The Sachems (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Bow (Bow, NH). The Falcons go into the Division II test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Bow walloped Stark (Weare, NH), 51-38, in a league test.

The Bears now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Pelham for a Division II test on Friday, December 15. Coe-Brown Academy will encounter a Pythons squad coming off a 46-35 league win over Hollis-Brookline (Hollis, NH). The Pythons record now stands at 1-0.