In Friday's league outing, the Alba-Golden Panthers (Alba, TX) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting North Hopkins Panthers (Sulphur Springs, TX), by a count of 57-30.

The Panthers (16-10) will now prepare for their outing against Cooper (Cooper, TX). The Bulldogs go into the 2A Region II District 15 outing with a 24-10 record. In their last outing, Cooper smashed Cumby (Cumby, TX), 75-39, in a league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 10-17 record. They play next when they host Como-Pickton for a 2A Region II District 15 outing on Tuesday, February 7. North Hopkins will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 39-38 league loss to Boles (Quinlan, TX). The Eagles record now stands at 16-9.