The Aransas Pass Panthers (Aransas Pass, TX) basketball nipped the visiting Gregory-Portland Wildcats (Portland, TX), 64-63 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Panthers (10-12) will now prepare for their test against McMullen County (Tilden, TX). The Cowboys go into the non-league test with a 21-2 record. In their last test, McMullen County got by Goliad (Goliad, TX), 39-33, in a non-league test.

The Wildcats now own a 13-10 record. They play next when they host Miller for a 5A Region IV District 29 test on Friday, January 6. Gregory-Portland will encounter a Buccaneers squad coming off a 65-53 non-league win over Harlingen (Harlingen, TX). The Buccaneers record now stands at 17-5.