Texas High School Basketball - Austin edges Bel Air
December 13, 2008: El Paso, TX 79915 The Austin Panthers (El Paso, TX) basketball nipped the host Bel Air Highlanders (El Paso, TX), 56-51 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Panthers (8-3) will now prepare for their test against Ysleta (El Paso, TX). The Indians go into the non-league test with a 9-6 record. In their last test, Ysleta was tipped by Safford (Safford, AZ), 63-52, in a non-league test.
The Highlanders now own a 7-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Franklin for a 5A Region I District 1 test on Tuesday, December 16. Bel Air will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 79-40 non-league loss to Plano West (Plano, TX). The Cougars record now stands at 11-2.