Kingwood Park Panthers (Kingwood, TX) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Nacogdoches Dragons (Nacogdoches, TX), 38-26 in a league bout.

With the win, Kingwood Park upgrades its record to 7-15 on the season. The Panthers travel to Huntsville (Huntsville, TX) to play the Hornets in a 5A Region II District 16 bout on Tuesday, January 9. The Hornets go into the bout with a record of 18-7. Huntsville won 57-19 in their recent league bout against Lufkin (Lufkin, TX)

Next up, the Dragons play the Dayton Broncos (Dayton, TX) in a 5A Region II District 16 bout, on Tuesday, January 9. Nacogdoches will attempt to upgrade on its 8-14 season record. The Broncos go into the bout with a 3-15 record after their 66-29 league loss to Porter (Porter, TX).