The Merrill Bluejays (Merrill, WI) basketball crushed the host Newman Fighting Cardinals (Wausau, WI), 74-37 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Bluejays now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Crandon for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 5. Merrill will play a Cardinals team coming off a 66-62 league win over Wabeno/Laona (Wabeno, WI). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Newman falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Fighting cardinals travel to Athens (Athens, WI) to play the Bluejays in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 5. The Bluejays go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Athens lost 71-54 in their recent non-league bout against Owen-Withee (Owen, WI)