In Friday's league outing, the Howell Central Spartans (St. Charles, MO) basketball squad edged the host Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars (O'Fallon, MO), by a count of 55-50.

The Spartans (8-13) will now prepare for their outing against Howell (St. Charles, MO). The Vikings go into the Gateway - South outing with a 20-4 record. In their last outing, Howell held off Howell North (St. Charles, MO), 66-40, in a league outing.

The Jaguars now hold a 7-16 record. They play next when they travel to Troy-Buchanan for a Gateway - South outing on Tuesday, February 13. Fort Zumwalt West will clash with a Trojans squad coming off a 74-61 league loss to Timberland (Wentzville, MO). The Trojans record now stands at 9-7.