St. John Woodchucks (St. John, ND) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Rolla Bulldogs (Rolla, ND), 77-57 in a league bout.

With the win, St. John upgrades its record to 11-0 on the season. The Woodchucks travel to Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] (Leeds, ND) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Friday, January 27. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 4-8. Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] won 63-60 in their recent league bout against Lakota (Lakota, ND)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the North Star/Starkweather Bearcats (Cando, ND) in a B Region 4 District 8 bout, on Tuesday, January 24. Rolla will attempt to upgrade on its 8-5 season record. The Bearcats go into the bout with a 8-2 record after their 77-41 non-league win over Park River/Fordville-Lankin (Park River, ND).