The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Timpson Bears (Timpson, TX) and the visiting Gary Bobcats (Gary, TX), observed Timpson's basketball team edge Gary by a margin of 48-45.

The Bears (7-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Waskom (Waskom, TX). The Wildcats come into the 2A Region III District 23 challenge with a 8-9 record. In their last challenge, Waskom edged Joaquin (Joaquin, TX), 74-53, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats battle the Elysian Fields Yellowjackets (Elysian Fields, TX) in a 2A Region III District 23 challenge, on Friday, January 3. Gary will attempt to better on its 15-6 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 11-8 record after their 64-44 league loss to Garrison (Garrison, TX).