The Early Panthers (Morrisville, MO) basketball crushed the visiting New Covenant Academy Warriors (Springfield, MO), 49-17 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Stockton for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 7. Early will play a Tigers team coming off a 55-19 non-league loss to Walnut Grove (Walnut Grove, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, New Covenant Academy falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Blue Eye (Blue Eye, MO) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 2-0. Blue Eye won 57-30 in their recent non-league bout against Marionville (Marionville, MO)