The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Cor Jesu Academy Chargers (St. Louis, MO) and the visiting Pattonville Pirates (Maryland Heights, MO), observed Cor Jesu Academy's basketball team overwhelm Pattonville by a score of 57-36.

The Chargers (8-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Ursuline Academy (St. Louis, MO). The Bears come into the Girls Independent challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Ursuline Academy trounced Father Tolton (Columbia, MO), 62-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Hazelwood Central Hawks (Florissant, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Pattonville will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 70-43 non-league win over East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL).