The Celeste Blue Devils basketball squad (Celeste, TX), was nudged 39-35 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Blue Ridge Tigers (Blue Ridge, TX)

With the victory, Blue Ridge advances its record to 17-9 on the year. The Tigers travel to Alba-Golden (Alba, TX) to meet the Panthers in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 9-9. Alba-Golden won 42-31 in their recent non-league battle against Boles (Quinlan, TX)

The Blue Devils now own a 18-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sulphur Bluff for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. Celeste will meet a Bears squad coming off a 56-27 non-league loss to Alba-Golden (Alba, TX). The Bears record now stands at 7-10.