The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Canton Eagles (Canton, TX) and the visiting Kemp Yellowjackets (Kemp, TX), observed Canton's basketball team knock off Kemp by a score of 56-48.

The Eagles (15-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Athens (Athens, TX). The Hornets come into the 4A Region II District 15 challenge with a 20-8 record. In their last challenge, Athens prevailed over Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX), 74-53, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Yellowjackets encounter the Mabank Panthers (Mabank, TX) in a 4A Region II District 15 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Kemp will attempt to improve on its 11-20 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 16-7 record after their 59-54 league win over Lindale (Lindale, TX).