Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Canton Eagles (Canton, TX) and the visiting Cleburne Yellowjackets (Cleburne, TX), saw Canton's basketball squad hold off Cleburne by a tally of 55-53.

With the victory, Canton improves its record to 19-3 on the campaign. The Eagles host Cumberland Academy (Tyler, TX) to confront the Knights in a 4A Region II District 16 challenge on Friday, January 6. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 3-4.

Next up, the Yellowjackets confront the Greenville Lions (Greenville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Cleburne will attempt to improve on its 9-13 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 9-10 record after their 55-50 non-league loss to Life Waxahachie (Waxahachie, TX).