The Barnsdall Panthers (Barnsdall, OK) basketball nipped the host Copan Hornets (Copan, OK), 66-65 in Tuesday's league test.

The Panthers (6-3) will now prepare for their test against Woodland (Fairfax, OK). The Cougars go into the Northern Oklahoma test with a 2-5 record. In their last test, Woodland was tipped by Chandler (Chandler, OK), 82-43, in a non-league test.

The Hornets now own a 10-2 record. They play next when they host South Coffeyville for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 9. Copan will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 68-35 non-league loss to Commerce (Commerce, OK). The Lions record now stands at 0-8.