The St. James Tigers ran past the visiting Blair Oaks Falcons basketball team by a final score of 47-35 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO) in a non-league game, on Monday, January 9. St. James will attempt to move on its 5-2 season record.

With the defeat, Blair Oaks moves to 0-3 on the year. The Falcons travel to Centralia (Centralia, MO) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 13. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 2-1. Centralia won 66-20 in their recent non-league game against Van-Far (Vandalia, MO)