Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Shelbyville Dragons (Shelbyville, TX) and the visiting Cushing Bearkats (Cushing, TX), saw Shelbyville's basketball squad hold off Cushing by a tally of 52-47.

With the victory, Shelbyville improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Dragons host Hemphill (Hemphill, TX) to confront the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 5. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 2-4. Hemphill won 59-9 in their recent non-league challenge against Burkeville (Burkeville, TX)

Next up, the Bearkats confront the Slocum Mustangs (Elkhart, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 5. Cushing will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 32-16 non-league win over Troup (Troup, TX).