It was a good night for Newton basketball in Knoxville on Friday, as both the boys and girls teams earned conference victories.

The Cardinal boys (5-9, 2-6 Little Hawkeye Conference) had a dominant night on both sides of the ball, defeating the Panthers 65-29. Newton held Knoxville to single digits in each of the first three quarters with tallies of three, eight and five points.

Sophomore Tyler Wood led the charge for the Cards with 18 points on a 5-for-9 shooting night from three-point range. Things were wide-open for Newton after that, however, as 12 total Cardinals got in on the scoring action.