The Early Panthers (Morrisville, MO) basketball crushed the visiting New Covenant Academy Warriors (Springfield, MO), 64-32 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they host Verona for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. Early will play a Wildcats team coming off a 55-24 non-league loss to Lockwood (Lockwood, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, New Covenant Academy falls to 2-8 on the campaign. The Warriors host Wheaton (Wheaton, MO) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 1-6. Wheaton lost 67-43 in their recent non-league bout against Jasper (Jasper, MO)