The Howell Vikings (St. Charles, MO) basketball crushed the host Troy-Buchanan Trojans (Troy, MO), 77-46 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Vikings now possess a 9-11 record. They play next when they host Howell North for a Gateway - South bout on Friday, February 7. Howell will play a Knights team coming off a 69-44 non-league loss to Seckman (Imperial, MO). The Knights record now stands at 4-10.

With the loss, Troy-Buchanan falls to 3-14 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon, MO) to play the Jaguars in a Gateway - South bout on Friday, February 7. The Jaguars go into the bout with a record of 6-7. Fort Zumwalt West lost 63-45 in their recent non-league bout against Liberty (Lake St. Louis, MO)