Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Newnan Cougars (Newnan, GA) and the host Lambert Longhorns (Suwanee, GA), saw Newnan's basketball squad hold off Lambert by a tally of 75-70.

With the victory, Newnan improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to New Manchester (Douglasville, GA) to confront the Jaguars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, November 19. The Jaguars come into the contest with a record of 1-0. New Manchester won 70-59 in their recent non-league contest against McIntosh (Peachtree City, GA)

The Longhorns (0-1) will now prepare for their contest against Duluth (Duluth, GA). The Wildcats come into the non-league contest with a 2-0 record. In their last contest, Duluth edged Griffin (Griffin, GA), 78-34, in a non-league contest.