The La Marque Cougars (La Marque, TX) basketball crushed the host Columbia Roughnecks (West Columbia, TX), 67-33 in Friday's league test.

The Cougars (10-15) will now prepare for their test against Sweeny (Sweeny, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 4A Region IV District 26 test with a 12-11 record. In their last test, Sweeny walloped Bay City (Bay City, TX), 59-57, in a league test.

The Roughnecks now own a 9-13 record. They play next when they travel to Brazosport for a 4A Region IV District 26 test on Tuesday, January 9. Columbia will encounter a Exporters squad coming off a 91-48 league loss to Iowa Colony (Iowa Colony, TX). The Exporters record now stands at 2-15.