The Von Steuben Panthers (Chicago, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL), 48-25 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they host Lake View for a bout on Tuesday, January 7. Von Steuben will play a Wildcats team coming off a 46-15 league win over Chicago Academy (Chicago, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 4-1.

With the loss, Marian Catholic falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Spartans host Christ the King (Chicago, IL) to play the Gladiators in a non-league bout on Monday, January 6. The Gladiators go into the bout with a record of 6-3.