The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the visiting Tomball Memorial Wildcats (Tomball, TX), observed Lufkin's basketball team overwhelm Tomball Memorial by a score of 60-39.

The Panthers (20-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Grand Oaks (Spring, TX). The Grizzlies come into the non-league challenge with a 16-5 record. In their last challenge, Grand Oaks trounced Oak Ridge (Conroe, TX), 73-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Silsbee Tigers (Silsbee, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Tomball Memorial will attempt to improve on its 10-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 72-62 non-league win over Center (Center, TX).