The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO) and the host Newburg Wolves (Newburg, MO), witnessed Licking's basketball squad rout Newburg by a count of 50-19.

With the victory, Licking advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Richland (Richland, MO) to meet the Bears in a Frisco battle on Saturday, December 6. The Bears enter the battle with a record of 1-2. Richland won 54-40 in their recent league battle against Laquey (Laquey, MO)

The Wolves now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bourbon for a non-league battle on Monday, December 8. Newburg will meet a War Hawks team coming off a 42-30 non-league loss to Lesterville (Lesterville, MO). The War Hawks record now stands at 1-2.