In Friday's league outing, the Fairview Panthers (Grant, LA) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Hicks Pirates (Leesville, LA), by a count of 78-50.

The Panthers (27-4) will now prepare for their outing against Hornbeck (Hornbeck, LA). The Hornets go into the B District 4 outing with a 12-12 record. In their last outing, Hornbeck smashed Castor (Castor, LA), 77-54, in a non-league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 10-14 record. They play next when they travel to Pitkin for a B District 4 outing on Tuesday, January 19. Hicks will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 77-46 league loss to Anacoco (Anacoco, LA). The Tigers record now stands at 10-18.