In Thursday's non-league outing, the Blanco Panthers (Blanco, TX) basketball squad beat the host Richland Springs Coyotes (Richland Springs, TX), by a count of 54-43.

The Panthers (13-10) will now prepare for their outing against Mason (Mason, TX). The Punchers go into the non-league outing with a 7-6 record. In their last outing, Mason was topped by Hamilton (Hamilton, TX), 37-33, in a non-league outing.

The Coyotes now hold a 2-9 record. They play next when they host Rochelle for a 1A Region III District 17 outing on Friday, January 6.