The McKinley Panthers (Baton Rouge, LA) basketball toppled the visiting Carencro Bears (Lafayette, LA), 65-56 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Heights for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. McKinley will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 72-52 non-league loss to Yates (Houston, TX). The Bulldogs record now stands at 10-9.

With the loss, Carencro falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Bears host Cecilia (Cecilia, LA) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 0-2. Cecilia lost 67-50 in their recent non-league bout against Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette, LA)