The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hico Tigers (Hico, TX) and the visiting De Leon Bearcats (De Leon, TX), observed Hico's basketball team knock off De Leon by a score of 60-44.

The Tigers (9-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Poolville (Poolville, TX). The Monarchs come into the 2A Region II District 11 challenge with a 4-9 record. In their last challenge, Poolville dropped by Santo (Santo, TX), 35-21, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats battle the Hamilton Bulldogs (Hamilton, TX) in a 2A Region II District 11 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. De Leon will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 54-47 league loss to Graford (Graford, TX).