The Lovelady Lions routed the visiting Grapeland Sandies basketball team by a final score of 82-18 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Centerville Tigers (Centerville, TX) in a 2A Region III District 20 game, on Tuesday, February 7. Lovelady will attempt to move on its 19-14 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 3-15 record after their 54-51 league loss to Latexo (Latexo, TX).

With the defeat, Grapeland moves to 1-14 on the year. The Sandies host Leon (Jewett, TX) to face the Cougars in a 2A Region III District 20 game on Tuesday, February 7. The Cougars enter the game with a record of 7-6. Leon won 51-32 in their recent league game against Groveton (Groveton, TX)