Texas High School Basketball - Lufkin holds off Center
January 4, 2022: Lufkin, TX 75901 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the visiting Center Roughriders (Center, TX), saw Lufkin's basketball squad hold off Center by a tally of 53-52.
With the victory, Lufkin improves its record to 16-2 on the campaign. The Panthers host Rusk (Rusk, TX) to confront the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 7. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 6-12. Rusk won 73-62 in their recent non-league challenge against Gilmer (Gilmer, TX)
Next up, the Roughriders confront the Nacogdoches Dragons (Nacogdoches, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 8. Center will attempt to improve on its 12-7 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 12-10 record after their 76-39 non-league win over Palestine (Palestine, TX).