The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Whitewright Tigers (Whitewright, TX) and the visiting Celeste Blue Devils (Celeste, TX), observed Whitewright's basketball team edge Celeste by a score of 41-38.

The Tigers (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Tom Bean (Tom Bean, TX). The Tomcats come into the 2A Region II District 14 challenge with a 12-10 record. In their last challenge, Tom Bean edged Wolfe City (Wolfe City, TX), 41-39, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Devils encounter the Honey Grove Warriors (Honey Grove, TX) in a 2A Region II District 14 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Celeste will attempt to improve on its 20-8 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 12-10 record after their 35-11 league win over Trenton (Trenton, TX).