The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hemphill Hornets (Hemphill, TX) and the visiting Martinsville Pirates (Martinsville, TX), observed Hemphill's basketball team knock off Martinsville by a score of 54-43.

The Hornets (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Jasper (Jasper, TX). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 2-0 record.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Latexo Tigers (Latexo, TX) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, December 10. Martinsville will attempt to move on its 7-6 season record. The Tigers go into the bout with a 7-7 record after their 67-49 non-league loss to Iola (Iola, TX).