The Tatum Coyotes (Tatum, NM) basketball crushed the host Hamlin Pied Pipers (Hamlin, TX), 78-31 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Coyotes now possess a 7-2 record. They play next when they travel to Seymour for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. Tatum will play a Panthers team coming off a 63-50 non-league loss to Shallowater (Shallowater, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 15-5.

With the loss, Hamlin falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Pied pipers travel to Aspermont (Aspermont, TX) to play the Hornets in a 1A Region II District 15 bout on Tuesday, December 31. The Hornets go into the bout with a record of 5-5.