The Hardin-Jefferson Hawks (Sour Lake, TX) basketball crushed the host Liberty Panthers (Liberty, TX), 78-52 in Tuesday's league test.

The Hawks (12-7) will now prepare for their test against Huntsville (Huntsville, TX). The Hornets go into the non-league test with a 14-5 record. In their last test, Huntsville walloped Morton Ranch (Katy, TX), 65-28, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now own a 18-4 record. They play next when they travel to Lutheran South Academy for a non-league test on Wednesday, December 27. Liberty will encounter a Pioneers squad coming off a 71-50 league loss to Second Baptist (Houston, TX). The Pioneers record now stands at 6-7.