The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Newcastle Bobcats (Newcastle, TX) and the visiting Perrin-Whitt Pirates (Perrin, TX), observed Newcastle's basketball team overwhelm Perrin-Whitt by a score of 51-28.

The Bobcats (18-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Bryson (Bryson, TX). The Cowboys come into the 1A Region III District 17 challenge with a 11-12 record. In their last challenge, Bryson was routed by Garner (Weatherford, TX), 39-27, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Woodson Cowboys (Woodson, TX) in a 1A Region III District 17 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Perrin-Whitt will attempt to improve on its 13-14 season record.