The Ponder Lions (Ponder, TX) basketball toppled the visiting Paradise Panthers (Paradise, TX), 55-41 in Friday's league bout.

The Lions now possess a 19-4 record. They play next when they travel to Callisburg for a 3A Region II District 10 bout on Tuesday, January 7. Ponder will play a Wildcats team coming off a 80-28 league loss to Paradise (Paradise, TX). The Wildcats record now stands at 16-6.

With the loss, Paradise falls to 15-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Pilot Point (Pilot Point, TX) to play the Bearcats in a 3A Region II District 10 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 0-12.