The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Merryville Panthers (Merryville, LA) and the visiting Leesville Wampus Cats (Leesville, LA), observed Merryville's basketball team overwhelm Leesville by a margin of 53-19.

The Panthers (6-4) will now prepare for their match against Starks (Starks, LA). The Panthers enter the non-league match with a 3-7 record. In their last match, Starks overwhelmed Vinton (Vinton, LA), 29-26, in a non-league match.

The Wampus Cats now own a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tioga for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 6. Leesville will battle a Indians team coming off a 45-41 non-league win over Anacoco (Anacoco, LA). The Indians record now stands at 9-0.