The Northeast Bearcats basketball team scored 44 points and limited the visiting Salisbury Panthers to 36 in the Bearcats non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Bearcats now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they travel to Quincy Notre Dame for a non-league game on Saturday, December 21. Northeast will confront a Raiders team coming off a 48-36 non-league win over Troy-Buchanan (Troy, MO). The Raiders record now stands at 9-0.

With the loss, Salisbury falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Panthers host Brunswick (Brunswick, MO) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league game on Friday, December 20. The Wildcats go into the game with a record of 6-3. Brunswick won 54-21 in their recent league game against Tina-Avalon (Tina, MO)