The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians (Jacksonville, TX) and the visiting Hallsville Bobcats (Hallsville, TX), observed Jacksonville's basketball team knock off Hallsville by a score of 48-30.

The Fightin' Indians (15-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Texas (Texarkana, TX). The Tigers come into the 5A Region II District 10 challenge with a 2-3 record.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) in a 5A Region II District 10 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Hallsville will attempt to improve on its 0-11 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 66-35 league loss to Tyler (Tyler, TX).