The Tiftarea Academy Panthers bounced the host Valwood Valiants basketball squad by a final score of 51-17 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Deerfield-Windsor Knights (Albany, GA) in a GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 outing, on Friday, January 17. Tiftarea Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 2-10 season record. The Knights enter the outing with a 7-9 record after their 40-29 non-league loss to Southland Academy (Americus, GA).

The Valiants (3-9) will now prepare for their outing against Terrell Academy (Dawson, GA). The Eagles enter the GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 outing with a 14-0 record. In their last outing, Terrell Academy routed Brookwood (Thomasville, GA), 43-38, in a league outing.