In Thursday's non-league bout, the Timpson Bears (Timpson, TX) basketball team crushed the visiting Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX), by a tally of 70-43.

The Bears now possess a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Tarkington for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 4. Timpson will play a Longhorns team coming off a 91-52 non-league loss to Onalaska (Onalaska, TX). The Longhorns record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Rusk falls to 1-6 on the season. The Eagles travel to Tarkington (Cleveland, TX) to encounter the Longhorns in a non-league test on Thursday, December 4. The Longhorns come into the test with a record of 5-3. Tarkington lost 91-52 in their recent non-league test against Onalaska (Onalaska, TX)