The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Kennedale Wildcats (Kennedale, TX) and the host Canton Eagles (Canton, TX), observed Kennedale's basketball team overwhelm Canton by a score of 68-40.

The Wildcats (27-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Lincoln (Dallas, TX). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 16-18 record. In their last challenge, Lincoln trounced Pinkston (Dallas, TX), 66-65, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Gilmer Buckeyes (Gilmer, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Canton will attempt to improve on its 16-15 season record. The Buckeyes come into the challenge with a 13-15 record after their 73-62 non-league loss to Grace Community (Tyler, TX).