Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the North Hopkins Panthers (Sulphur Springs, TX) and the visiting Anderson-Shiro Fighting Owls (Anderson, TX), saw North Hopkins's basketball squad overcome Anderson-Shiro by a tally of 55-44.

With the victory, North Hopkins improves its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Flatonia (Flatonia, TX) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 11-8. Flatonia lost 86-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Aggieland HomeSchool (College Station, TX)

Next up, the Fighting Owls confront the Trinity Tigers (Trinity, TX) in a 3A Region III District 23 challenge, on Friday, January 5. Anderson-Shiro will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 12-7 record after their 60-38 non-league loss to Frankston (Frankston, TX).