The Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) basketball crushed the visiting Marshall Mavericks (Marshall, TX), 70-28 in Friday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 24-2 record. They play next when they host Jacksonville for a 5A Region II District 10 bout on Tuesday, January 7. Lufkin will play a Fightin' Indians team coming off a 71-56 non-league loss to Center (Center, TX). The Fightin' Indians record now stands at 10-14.

With the loss, Marshall falls to 4-12 on the campaign. The Mavericks travel to Whitehouse (Whitehouse, TX) to play the Wildcats in a 5A Region II District 10 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 5-13. Whitehouse lost 52-28 in their recent league bout against Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, TX)