In Thursday's non-league outing, the Fort Elliott Cougars (Briscoe, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Shamrock Irish (Shamrock, TX), by a margin of 59-33.

The Cougars (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Miami (Miami, TX). The Warriors go into the 1A Region I District 1 outing with a 10-3 record. In their last outing, Miami was trounced by Hooker (Hooker, OK), 63-31, in a non-league outing.

The Irish now own a 4-10 record. They play next when they host Hedley for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 2. Shamrock will encounter a Owls squad coming off a 68-46 non-league loss to Memphis (Memphis, TX). The Owls record now stands at 2-7.