Texas High School Basketball - Lufkin knocks off Texas
January 28, 2025: Texarkana, TX 75503 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the host Texas Tigers (Texarkana, TX), observed Lufkin's basketball team overcome Texas by a margin of 51-42.
The Panthers (16-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX). The Tigers come into the 5A Region II District 10 challenge with a 15-10 record. In their last challenge, Mt. Pleasant dropped by Jacksonville (Jacksonville, TX), 47-43, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Tigers battle the Whitehouse Wildcats (Whitehouse, TX) in a 5A Region II District 10 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Texas will attempt to better on its 8-10 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 11-12 record after their 45-38 league loss to Hallsville (Hallsville, TX).