The Ore City Rebels (Ore City, TX) basketball crushed the host Linden-Kildare Tigers (Linden, TX), 56-13 in Friday's league test.

The Rebels (7-12) will now prepare for their test against Hawkins (Hawkins, TX). The Hawks go into the 2A Region III District 21 test with a 21-1 record. In their last test, Hawkins walloped Varsity Opponent (, ), 66-27, in a non-league test.

The Tigers now own a 0-7 record. They play next when they host Big Sandy for a 2A Region III District 21 test on Tuesday, January 16. Linden-Kildare will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 65-62 league loss to Harleton (Harleton, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 8-12.