In Friday's league bout, the Hampshire Whip-Purs (Hampshire, IL) basketball team crushed the host Crystal Lake Central Tigers (Crystal Lake, IL), by a tally of 56-31.

The Whip-Purs now possess a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Sycamore for a non-league bout on Monday, December 15. Hampshire will play a Spartans team coming off a 56-51 league loss to Kaneland (Maple Park, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 6-3.

The Tigers (3-9) will now prepare for their test against Lakes (Lake Villa, IL). The Eagles come into the non-league test with a 3-6 record. In their last test, Lakes bounced Round Lake (Round Lake, IL), 45-40, in a league test.