Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Grapeland Sandies (Grapeland, TX) and the visiting Centerville Tigers (Centerville, TX), saw Grapeland's basketball squad hold off Centerville by a tally of 59-53.

With the victory, Grapeland improves its record to 19-10 on the campaign. The Sandies travel to Latexo (Latexo, TX) to confront the Tigers in a 2A Region III District 20 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 11-17. Latexo won 80-55 in their recent league challenge against Leon (Jewett, TX)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Groveton Indians (Groveton, TX) in a 2A Region III District 20 challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Centerville will attempt to improve on its 18-6 season record.