Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Whitesboro Bearcats (Whitesboro, TX) and the host Ford Panthers (Quinlan, TX), saw Whitesboro's basketball squad hold off Ford by a tally of 42-40.

With the victory, Whitesboro improves its record to 11-7 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Boyd (Boyd, TX) to play the Yellowjackets in a 3A Region II District 10 challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 9-12. Boyd won 54-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Lake Worth (Lake Worth, TX)

Next up, the Panthers play the Farmersville Farmers (Farmersville, TX) in a 4A Region II District 14 challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Ford will attempt to improve on its 12-9 season record. The Farmers come into the challenge with a 6-12 record after their 60-37 non-league loss to Rains (Emory, TX).