The Hallsville Indians (Hallsville, MO) basketball crushed the host Centralia Panthers (Centralia, MO), 71-49 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Indians now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they travel to Moberly for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 14. Hallsville will play a Spartans team coming off a 54-47 non-league win over Boonville (Boonville, MO). The Spartans record now stands at 4-1.

With the loss, Centralia falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to California (California, MO) to play the Pintos in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Pintos go into the bout with a record of 2-2. California lost 39-28 in their recent non-league bout against Hermann (Hermann, MO)