The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Wicksburg Panthers (Newton, AL) and the host Houston Academy Raiders (Dothan, AL), observed Wicksburg's basketball team edge Houston Academy by a score of 31-28.

The Panthers (15-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Northside Methodist Academy (Dothan, AL). The Knights come into the 3A Area 3 challenge with a 10-6 record.

In their next game, the Raiders battle the Dale County Warriors (Midland City, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 11. Houston Academy will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 4-12 record after their 33-27 league loss to Ashford (Ashford, AL).