The Wharton Wildcats (Tampa, FL) basketball crushed the visiting Freedom Patriots (Tampa, FL), 61-7 in Friday's non-league test.

The Wildcats (6-6) will now prepare for their test against Leto (Tampa, FL). The Falcons go into the 6A District 9 test with a 5-5 record. In their last test, Leto was trounced by Robinson (Tampa, FL), 66-46, in a non-league test.

The Patriots now own a 2-10 record. They play next when they travel to Spoto for a 5A District 8 test on Thursday, December 22. Freedom will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 77-20 non-league loss to Bloomingdale (Valrico, FL). The Spartans record now stands at 3-8.