The De Leon Bearcats (De Leon, TX) basketball toppled the visiting Hico Tigers (Hico, TX), 55-39 in Friday's league bout.

The Bearcats now possess a 7-11 record. They play next when they travel to Hamilton for a 2A Region II District 11 bout on Tuesday, January 21. De Leon will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 54-48 league loss to Graford (Graford, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 11-5.

With the loss, Hico falls to 7-12 on the campaign. The Tigers host Poolville (Poolville, TX) to play the Monarchs in a 2A Region II District 11 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Monarchs go into the bout with a record of 15-9. Poolville won 51-39 in their recent league bout against Santo (Santo, TX)