The Normangee Panthers nipped the visiting Hempstead Bobcats basketball squad by a final score of 37-36 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Panthers face the Groveton Indians (Groveton, TX) in a 2A Region III District 20 outing, on Tuesday, December 10. Normangee will attempt to upgrade on its 4-6 season record. The Indians enter the outing with a 2-5 record after their 57-22 non-league win over Gary (Gary, TX).

The Bobcats (3-5) will now prepare for their outing against Bellville (Bellville, TX). The Brahmas enter the non-league outing with a 1-3 record. In their last outing, Bellville was nipped by Industrial (Vanderbilt, TX), 39-29, in a non-league outing.