The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Okemah Panthers (Okemah, OK) and the visiting Henryetta Knights (Henryetta, OK), observed Okemah's basketball team overwhelm Henryetta by a score of 70-41.

The Panthers (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Little Axe (Norman, OK). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 0-6 record. In their last challenge, Little Axe was routed by Chickasha (Chickasha, OK), 65-28, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Kellyville Ponies (Kellyville, OK) in a Big Eight Star challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Henryetta will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Ponies come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 50-35 non-league win over Ketchum (Ketchum, OK).