The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Fort Elliott Cougars (Briscoe, TX) and the host Silverton Owls (Silverton, TX), observed Fort Elliott's basketball team edge Silverton by a score of 57-50.

The Cougars (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Valley (Turkey, TX). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 13-1 record. In their last challenge, Valley edged Sterling City (Sterling City, TX), 43-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls encounter the Springlake-Earth Wolverines (Earth, TX) in a 1A Region I District 4 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Silverton will attempt to improve on its 0-7 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 56-52 non-league loss to Dimmitt (Dimmitt, TX).