The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Normangee Panthers (Normangee, TX) and the visiting Leon Cougars (Jewett, TX), observed Normangee's basketball team edge Leon by a score of 69-62.

The Panthers (23-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Lovelady (Lovelady, TX). The Lions come into the 2A Region III District 20 challenge with a 7-14 record.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Groveton Indians (Groveton, TX) in a 2A Region III District 20 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Leon will attempt to improve on its 5-15 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 6-17 record after their 58-19 league loss to Centerville (Centerville, TX).