The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Midway Panthers (Waco, TX) and the visiting McKinney Lions (McKinney, TX), observed Midway's basketball team knock off McKinney by a score of 59-40.

The Panthers (12-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Hays (Buda, TX). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 10-8 record. In their last challenge, Hays prevailed over Lockhart (Lockhart, TX), 76-23, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Hays Hawks (Buda, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. McKinney will attempt to improve on its 2-15 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 10-8 record after their 76-23 league win over Lockhart (Lockhart, TX).