The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ennis Lions (Ennis, TX) and the visiting Gilmer Buckeyes (Gilmer, TX), saw Ennis's basketball team crush Gilmer by a tally of 71-34.

The Lions now possess a 8-11 record. They play next when they travel to Van for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. Ennis will play a Vandals team coming off a 64-37 league win over Brownsboro (Brownsboro, TX). The Vandals record now stands at 14-4.

With the loss, Gilmer falls to 3-10 on the campaign. The Buckeyes travel to Bullard (Bullard, TX) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 12-4. Bullard lost 60-49 in their recent non-league bout against Lindale (Lindale, TX)