Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Mabank Panthers (Mabank, TX) and the host Athens Hornets (Athens, TX), saw Mabank's basketball squad overcome Athens by a tally of 63-49.

With the victory, Mabank improves its record to 23-6 on the campaign. The Panthers host Canton (Canton, TX) to confront the Eagles in a 4A Region II District 16 challenge on Tuesday, February 13. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 20-13. Canton won 69-36 in their recent league challenge against Lindale (Lindale, TX)