Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Northside Panthers (Houston, TX) and the host Scarborough Spartans (Houston, TX), saw Northside's basketball squad hold off Scarborough by a tally of 53-49.

With the victory, Northside improves its record to 6-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Houston Math Science & Tech (Houston, TX) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 7-12. Houston Math Science & Tech lost 64-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Waltrip (Houston, TX)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Furr Brahmans (Houston, TX) in a 4A Region III District 21 challenge, on Monday, January 8. Scarborough will attempt to improve on its 2-15 season record. The Brahmans come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 52-48 non-league win over Alief Elsik (Houston, TX).