The Richland Springs Coyotes (Richland Springs, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Brookesmith Mustangs (Brookesmith, TX), 70-41 in Friday's league test.

The Coyotes (1-1) will now prepare for their test against Cherokee (Cherokee, TX). The Indians go into the 1A Region III District 17 test with a 5-1 record. In their last test, Cherokee walloped Lohn (Lohn, TX), 68-12, in a league test.

The Mustangs now own a 9-10 record. They play next when they travel to Lometa for a 1A Region III District 17 test on Tuesday, January 17. Brookesmith will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 49-29 league win over Rochelle (Rochelle, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 4-5.