The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Buna Cougars (Buna, TX) and the visiting Anahuac Panthers (Anahuac, TX), observed Buna's basketball team overwhelm Anahuac by a score of 70-41.

The Cougars (10-18) will now prepare for their challenge against Kountze (Kountze, TX). The Lions come into the 3A Region III District 22 challenge with a 26-2 record. In their last challenge, Kountze trounced Hardin (Hardin, TX), 110-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Hardin Hornets (Hardin, TX) in a 3A Region III District 22 challenge, on Friday, January 24. Anahuac will attempt to improve on its 6-14 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 110-30 league loss to Kountze (Kountze, TX).