The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets (Thomasville, GA) and the host Cairo Syrupmakers (Cairo, GA), observed Thomas County Central's basketball team edge Cairo by a score of 58-55.

The Yellow Jackets (11-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Veterans (Kathleen, GA). The Warhawks come into the AAAAA Region 2 challenge with a 9-7 record.

In their next game, the Syrupmakers encounter the Seminole County Indians (Donalsonville, GA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Cairo will attempt to improve on its 2-12 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 8-8 record after their 54-36 league win over Stewart County (Lumpkin, GA).