Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Poolville Monarchs (Poolville, TX) and the visiting Hawley Bearcats (Hawley, TX), saw Poolville's basketball squad hold off Hawley by a tally of 44-41.

With the victory, Poolville improves its record to 29-5 on the campaign. The Monarchs travel to Tolar (Tolar, TX) to confront the Rattlers in a non-league contest on Monday, February 26. The Rattlers come into the contest with a record of 14-14. Tolar won 57-51 in their recent non-league contest against Nocona (Nocona, TX)