The John Paul II Cardinals (Plano, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Van Alstyne Panthers (Van Alstyne, TX), 53-31 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 7-9 record. They play next when they host Greenhill for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. John Paul II will play a Hornets team coming off a 59-36 non-league win over Second Baptist (Houston, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Van Alstyne falls to 4-10 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Gainesville (Gainesville, TX) to play the Leopards in a 4A Region II District 9 bout on Tuesday, December 10. The Leopards go into the bout with a record of 2-7. Gainesville won 1-0 in their recent non-league bout against Tioga (Tioga, TX)