In Friday's league outing, the Van Vleck Leopards (Van Vleck, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Hempstead Bobcats (Hempstead, TX), by a margin of 69-15.

The Leopards (12-15) will now prepare for their outing against Hitchcock (Hitchcock, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 3A Region III District 24 outing with a 22-3 record. In their last outing, Hitchcock smashed East Bernard (East Bernard, TX), 67-41, in a league outing.

The Bobcats now own a 3-14 record. They play next when they travel to Danbury for a 3A Region III District 24 outing on Tuesday, January 31. Hempstead will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 44-34 league win over Brazos (Wallis, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 5-21.