The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Westwood Panthers (Palestine, TX) and the host Elkhart Elks (Elkhart, TX), observed Westwood's basketball team overwhelm Elkhart by a score of 68-42.

The Panthers (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Groesbeck (Groesbeck, TX). The Goats come into the 3A Region III District 20 challenge with a 7-8 record. In their last challenge, Groesbeck was routed by Buffalo (Buffalo, TX), 63-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Elks battle the Fairfield Eagles (Fairfield, TX) in a 3A Region III District 20 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Elkhart will attempt to improve on its 7-12 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 93-61 league loss to Mexia (Mexia, TX).