The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Whitharral Panthers (Whitharral, TX) and the host Wellman-Union Wildcats (Wellman, TX), observed Whitharral's basketball team overwhelm Wellman-Union by a score of 59-16.

The Panthers (19-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Amherst (Amherst, TX). The Bulldogs come into the 1A Region I District 5 challenge with a 0-17 record.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Anton Bulldogs (Anton, TX) in a 1A Region I District 5 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Wellman-Union will attempt to improve on its 13-11 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 11-5 record after their 45-42 league win over Meadow (Meadow, TX).