The North Hopkins Panthers (Sulphur Springs, TX) basketball were winner over the visiting Avery Bulldogs (Avery, TX), 53-43 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Hawkins for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. North Hopkins will play a Hawks team coming off a 62-52 non-league win over Chisum (Paris, TX). The Hawks record now stands at 10-0.

With the loss, Avery falls to 7-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Como-Pickton (Como, TX) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 3-6. Como-Pickton lost 36-35 in their recent non-league bout against Ore City (Ore City, TX)