In Friday's league match, the visiting Kingwood Park Panthers basketball team scored a tight 42-39 triumph over the Porter Spartans.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) in a 5A Region II District 16 match, on Tuesday, January 16. Kingwood Park will attempt to move on its 13-11 season record. The Panthers enter the match with a 14-11 record after their 87-41 league win over Dayton (Dayton, TX).

With the defeat, Porter falls to 12-11 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches, TX) to confront the Dragons in a 5A Region II District 16 battle on Tuesday, January 16. The Dragons come into the battle with a record of 14-9.