The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds defeated the visiting Dixie Heights Colonels basketball squad by a final score of 53-40 in Monday's non-league outing.

Next, the Thoroughbreds clash with the Newport Wildcats (Newport, KY) in a District 36 outing, on Wednesday, February 5. Newport Central Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 10-12 season record. The Wildcats come into the outing with a 13-8 record after their 68-61 non-league loss to St. Xavier (Louisville, KY).

The Colonels (15-5) will now prepare for their outing against Kentucky Country Day (Louisville, KY). The Bearcats come into the non-league outing with a 2-12 record. In their last outing, Kentucky Country Day was defeated by LKY (Louisville, KY), 54-51, in a non-league outing.