In Friday's non-league game, the Itasca Wampus Cats (Itasca, TX) basketball team beat the host Klondike Cougars (Lamesa, TX), by a margin of 46-28.

The Wampus Cats now have a 14-6 record. They play next when they travel to Reagan County for a non-league game on Saturday, December 28. Itasca will confront a Owls team coming off a 62-52 non-league loss to Ropes (Ropesville, TX). The Owls record now stands at 12-4.

With the loss, Klondike falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Wink (Wink, TX) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league game on Monday, December 30. The Wildcats go into the game with a record of 12-6. Wink won 62-52 in their recent non-league game against Compass Academy (Odessa, TX)