The Richards Panthers (Richards, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Buckholts Badgers (Buckholts, TX), 61-14 in Friday's league test.

The Panthers (10-9) will now prepare for their test against Fayetteville (Fayetteville, TX). The Lions go into the 1A Region IV District 29 test with a 11-16 record. In their last test, Fayetteville walloped McDade (McDade, TX), 50-30, in a league test.

The Badgers now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they host North Zulch for a 1A Region IV District 29 test on Tuesday, January 30. Buckholts will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 45-39 league loss to Round Top-Carmine (Carmine, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 14-6.