The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Howell Central Spartans (St. Charles, MO) and the visiting Timberland T-Wolves (Wentzville, MO), observed Howell Central's basketball team overwhelm Timberland by a score of 48-16.

The Spartans (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against University City (St. Louis, MO). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, University City was routed by Dunlap (Dunlap, IL), 53-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the T-Wolves encounter the St. Dominic Crusaders (O'Fallon, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Timberland will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 41-32 non-league win over St. Charles West (St. Charles, MO).