The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Northside Panthers (Houston, TX) and the visiting North Forest Bulldogs (Houston, TX), observed Northside's basketball team edge North Forest by a score of 36-29.

The Panthers (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Washington (Houston, TX). The Eagles come into the 4A Region III District 20 challenge with a 4-7 record.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Scarborough Spartans (Houston, TX) in a 4A Region III District 20 challenge, on Monday, January 6. North Forest will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 0-11 record after their 64-8 league loss to Wheatley (Houston, TX).