The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Kingwood Park Panthers (Kingwood, TX) and the host West Fork Gators (Kingwood, TX), observed Kingwood Park's basketball team overwhelm West Fork by a score of 66-41.

The Panthers (16-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Dayton (Dayton, TX). The Broncos come into the 5A Region III District 18 challenge with a 12-20 record. In their last challenge, Dayton was routed by Splendora (Splendora, TX), 49-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Gators encounter the Pasadena Eagles (Pasadena, TX) in a 5A Region III District 18 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. West Fork will attempt to improve on its 5-19 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 7-18 record after their 46-24 league loss to Crosby (Crosby, TX).