The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Paris Wildcats (Paris, TX) and the visiting East Bernard Brahmas (East Bernard, TX), observed Paris's basketball team edge East Bernard by a score of 45-43.

The Wildcats (11-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Marlin (Marlin, TX). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Marlin edged Bruceville-Eddy (Eddy, TX), 71-17, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Brahmas encounter the Madisonville Mustangs (Madisonville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. East Bernard will attempt to improve on its 14-7 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 63-60 non-league win over Silsbee (Silsbee, TX).