The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Smyer Bobcats (Smyer, TX) and the visiting Friona Chieftans (Friona, TX), observed Smyer's basketball team edge Friona by a score of 64-58.

The Bobcats (16-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Olton (Olton, TX). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 15-4 record. In their last challenge, Olton edged Patton Springs (Afton, TX), 59-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Chieftans encounter the Seagraves Eagles (Seagraves, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Friona will attempt to improve on its 12-10 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 6-11 record after their 59-9 league loss to Whiteface (Whiteface, TX).