Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Celeste Blue Devils (Celeste, TX) and the host Boles Hornets (Quinlan, TX), saw Celeste's basketball squad hold off Boles by a tally of 61-59.

With the victory, Celeste improves its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Blue Devils travel to McLeod (McLeod, TX) to confront the Longhorns in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a record of 23-0. McLeod won 63-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Bowie (Simms, TX)

Next up, the Hornets confront the North Hopkins Panthers (Sulphur Springs, TX) in a 2A Region II District 15 challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Boles will attempt to improve on its 10-8 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 66-46 non-league win over Flatonia (Flatonia, TX).