Wharton @ Columbia

Texas High School Basketball - Columbia over Wharton

(January 27, 2012: West Columbia, TX 77486) Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Columbia Roughnecks (West Columbia, TX) and the visiting Wharton Tigers (Wharton, TX), saw Columbia's basketball squad knock off Wharton by a score of 57-38.

With the victory, Columbia improves its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Roughnecks travel to Palacios (Palacios, TX) to play the Sharks in a 3A Region IV District 29 challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Sharks come into the challenge with a record of 3-3. Palacios lost 43-31 in their recent league challenge against Wharton (Wharton, TX)

Next up, the Tigers play the Needville Bluejays (Needville, TX) in a 3A Region IV District 29 challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Wharton will attempt to improve on its 3-21 season record. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a 17-9 record after their 45-34 league win over Columbia (West Columbia, TX).