Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Henderson Lions (Henderson, TX) and the visiting Center Roughriders (Center, TX), saw Henderson's basketball squad hold off Center by a tally of 55-53.

With the victory, Henderson improves its record to 19-9 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Chapel Hill (Tyler, TX) to confront the Bulldogs in a 4A Region III District 17 challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 18-13. Chapel Hill lost 40-32 in their recent league challenge against Gilmer (Gilmer, TX)