The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Midland Rebels (Midland, LA) and the visiting Bell City Bruins (Bell City, LA), observed Midland's basketball team overwhelm Bell City by a score of 61-40.

The Rebels (15-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Lake Arthur (Lake Arthur, LA). The Tigers come into the 2A District 6 challenge with a 11-17 record. In their last challenge, Lake Arthur trounced Hathaway (Jennings, LA), 65-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bruins encounter the Starks Panthers (Starks, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Bell City will attempt to improve on its 15-18 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 17-6 record after their 68-62 league win over Hackberry (Hackberry, LA).