The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets (Mobile, AL) and the visiting Murphy Panthers (Mobile, AL), observed McGill-Toolen's basketball team overwhelm Murphy by a score of 46-21.

The Yellowjackets (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Gulf Shores (Gulf Shores, AL). The Dolphins come into the 6A Area 2 challenge with a 13-11 record. In their last challenge, Gulf Shores trounced Spanish Fort (Spanish Fort, AL), 56-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Saraland Spartans (Saraland, AL) in a 6A Area 1 challenge, on Friday, January 17. Murphy will attempt to improve on its 10-10 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 14-7 record after their 42-26 non-league loss to T.R. Miller (Brewton, AL).