Fans at Friday's league challenge between the North Hopkins Panthers (Sulphur Springs, TX) and the visiting Como-Pickton Eagles (Como, TX), saw North Hopkins's basketball squad overcome Como-Pickton by a tally of 50-35.

With the victory, North Hopkins improves its record to 11-15 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Cumby (Cumby, TX) to confront the Trojans in a 2A Region II District 15 challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 7-16. Cumby lost 64-50 in their recent league challenge against Fruitvale (Fruitvale, TX)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Alba-Golden Panthers (Alba, TX) in a 2A Region II District 15 challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Como-Pickton will attempt to improve on its 14-11 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 45-41 league win over Cooper (Cooper, TX).