Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Ashville Bulldogs (Ashville, AL) and the visiting Cleburne County Tigers (Heflin, AL), saw Ashville's basketball squad overcome Cleburne County by a tally of 72-55.

With the victory, Ashville improves its record to 13-11 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Etowah (Attalla, AL) to play the Blue Devils in a 4A Area 11 test on Friday, January 19. The Blue Devils go into the test with a record of 15-8. Etowah lost 60-55 in their recent league test against Oneonta (Oneonta, AL)

The Tigers now own a 11-8 record. They play next when they host Munford for a non-league test on Friday, January 19. Cleburne County will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 82-44 non-league loss to Sylacauga (Sylacauga, AL). The Lions record now stands at 6-7.