The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish (Springfield, MO) and the host Central Bulldogs (Springfield, MO), observed Springfield Catholic's basketball team overwhelm Central by a score of 52-23.

The Fighting Irish (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Marshfield (Marshfield, MO). The Bluejays come into the Big 8 challenge with a 3-2 record.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Carthage Tigers (Carthage, MO) in a Central Ozarks challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Central will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record.