The Hazelwood East Spartans (St. Louis, MO) basketball edged the visiting Fort Zumwalt North Panthers (O'Fallon, MO), 65-59 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Hazelwood West for a Suburban - Green bout on Tuesday, January 7. Hazelwood East will play a Wildcats team coming off a 92-29 non-league loss to Principia (St. Louis, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-7.

With the loss, Fort Zumwalt North falls to 8-3 on the campaign. The Panthers host Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters, MO) to play the Bulldogs in a Gateway - Central bout on Friday, January 3. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Fort Zumwalt South lost 48-40 in their recent league bout against Washington (Washington, MO)