In Friday's league outing, the Hemphill Hornets (Hemphill, TX) basketball squad felled the host Newton Eagles (Newton, TX), by a margin of 49-32.

The Hornets (6-8) will now prepare for their outing against Huntington (Huntington, TX). The Red Devils go into the 3A Region III District 21 outing with a 16-4 record. In their last outing, Huntington thwarted Pollok Central (Pollok, TX), 54-21, in a league outing.

The Eagles now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Pineywoods Community Academy for a 3A Region III District 21 outing on Tuesday, December 19. Newton will clash with a Timberwolves squad coming off a 51-50 league win over Woodville (Woodville, TX). The Timberwolves record now stands at 14-2.