The Bangs Dragons (Bangs, TX) basketball nipped the host De Leon Bearcats (De Leon, TX), 37-36 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Dragons (1-0) will now prepare for their test against Hamilton (Hamilton, TX). The Bulldogs go into the non-league test with a 2-1 record. In their last test, Hamilton was tipped by Comanche (Comanche, TX), 41-32, in a non-league test.

The Bearcats now own a 0-7 record. They play next when they travel to Anson for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 6. De Leon will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 34-31 non-league win over Borden County (Gail, TX). The Tigers record now stands at 4-2.