The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Normangee Panthers (Normangee, TX) and the visiting Cushing Bearkats (Cushing, TX), witnessed Normangee's basketball squad hold off Cushing by a count of 38-36.

With the victory, Normangee advances its record to 6-10 on the season. The Panthers travel to Eustace (Eustace, TX) to encounter the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 5. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 6-5. Eustace won 38-37 in their recent non-league challenge against Cushing (Cushing, TX)

In their next game, the Bearkats encounter the Trinity Tigers (Trinity, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 9. Cushing will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 48-41 non-league loss to East Chambers (Winnie, TX).