The Richland Rebels (Essex, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Bell City Cubs (Bell City, MO), 80-53 in Friday's league test.

The Rebels (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Dexter (Dexter, MO). The Bearcats go into the non-league test with a 2-1 record. In their last test, Dexter was trounced by Central (Cape Girardeau, MO), 63-55, in a non-league test.

The Cubs now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they host Leopold for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 13. Bell City will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 67-32 league win over Zalma (Zalma, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-1.