The Johnson City Eagles (Johnson City, TX) basketball edged the visiting Harper Longhorns (Harper, TX), 49-48 in Friday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 20-4 record. They play next when they host Mason for a 2A Region IV District 29 bout on Tuesday, January 7. Johnson City will play a Punchers team coming off a 43-20 non-league win over Llano (Llano, TX). The Punchers record now stands at 8-7.

With the loss, Harper falls to 15-4 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to Center Point (Center Point, TX) to play the Pirates in a 2A Region IV District 29 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 2-8. Center Point lost 47-23 in their recent league bout against Junction (Junction, TX)