In Saturday's league contest, the host Jefferson Blue Jays basketball team scored a big 68-39 triumph over the Herculaneum Black Cats.

The Blue Jays (6-2) will now prepare for their contest against Kingston (Cadet, MO). The Cougars go into the non-league contest with a 5-5 record. In their last contest, Kingston was trounced by St. Vincent (Perryville, MO), 54-47, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Black Cats battle the Potosi Trojans (Potosi, MO) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, January 7. Herculaneum will attempt to better on its 1-6 season record. The Trojans go into the contest with a 4-1 record after their 55-49 non-league win over West County (Leadwood, MO).