Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the King Panthers (Houston, TX) and the host Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX), saw King's basketball squad hold off Lufkin by a count of 57-51.

With the victory, King upgrades its record to 4-0 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Keller (Keller, TX) to play the Indians in a non-league challenge on Friday, November 17. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 4-1. Keller won 64-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Melissa (Melissa, TX)

Next up, the Panthers play the Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 17. Lufkin will attempt to upgrade on its 1-2 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 64-54 non-league loss to Keller (Keller, TX).