The Spackenkill Spartans (Poughkeepsie, NY) basketball crushed the host Highland Huskies (Highland, NY), 83-39 in Friday's league test.

The Spartans (5-0) will now prepare for their test against Rhinebeck (Rhinebeck, NY). The Hawks go into the Section 9 Mid Hudson III test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Rhinebeck walloped Dover (Dover Plains, NY), 61-40, in a non-league test.

The Huskies now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Onteora for a Section 9 Mid Hudson III test on Tuesday, December 19. Highland will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 54-43 non-league loss to Millbrook (Millbrook, NY). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.