Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Pond Creek-Hunter Panthers (Pond Creek, OK) and the host Covington-Douglas Wildcats (Covington, OK), witnessed Pond Creek-Hunter's basketball squad hold off Covington-Douglas by a count of 44-40.

With the victory, Pond Creek-Hunter advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Panthers host Cimarron (Lahoma, OK) to meet the Trailblazers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 16. The Trailblazers come into the challenge with a record of 1-6. Cimarron lost 64-25 in their recent non-league challenge against Stuart (Stuart, OK)

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Waynoka Railroaders (Waynoka, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 13. Covington-Douglas will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Railroaders come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 35-32 non-league win over Deer Creek-Lamont (Lamont, OK).