Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks (Sour Lake, TX) and the host West Fork Gators (Kingwood, TX), saw Hardin-Jefferson's basketball squad wallop West Fork by a tally of 79-37.

With the victory, Hardin-Jefferson improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Liberty (Liberty, TX) to confront the Panthers in a 4A Region III District 20 challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 8-10. Liberty lost 81-60 in their recent league challenge against Livingston (Livingston, TX)

Next up, the Gators confront the Navasota Rattlers (Navasota, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. West Fork will attempt to improve on its 2-11 season record. The Rattlers come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 48-32 non-league win over Rockdale (Rockdale, TX).