The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tarkington Longhorns (Cleveland, TX) and the host Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX), observed Tarkington's basketball team overwhelm Rusk by a score of 74-35.

The Longhorns (6-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Timpson (Timpson, TX). The Bears come into the non-league challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Timpson was routed by Cushing (Cushing, TX), 67-63, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Maypearl Panthers (Maypearl, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 5. Rusk will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 72-30 non-league win over Hampton Prep (Dallas, TX).