The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Shamrock Irish (Shamrock, TX) and the visiting White Deer Bucks (White Deer, TX), observed Shamrock's basketball team overwhelm White Deer by a score of 47-26.

The Irish (14-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Groom (Groom, TX). The Tigers come into the 1A Region I District 2 challenge with a 3-8 record. In their last challenge, Groom trounced Lefors (Lefors, TX), 45-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bucks encounter the McLean Tigers (McLean, TX) in a 1A Region I District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. White Deer will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 15-3 record after their 2-0 league win over Hedley (Hedley, TX).