Texas High School Basketball - Pine Tree thwarts Spring Hill
January 9, 2026: Longview, TX 75608 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Pine Tree Pirates (Longview, TX) and the visiting Spring Hill Panthers (Longview, TX), observed Pine Tree's basketball team knock off Spring Hill by a score of 39-27.
The Pirates (9-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Kilgore (Kilgore, TX). The Bulldogs come into the 4A Region II District 16 challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Kilgore prevailed over Carthage (Carthage, TX), 62-56, in a league battle.
The Panthers now own a 4-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host Henderson for a 4A Region II District 16 battle on Tuesday, January 13. Spring Hill will meet a Lions squad coming off a 63-61 league win over Gilmer (Gilmer, TX). The Lions record now stands at 8-11.