In Friday's non-league outing, the Deshler Tigers (Tuscumbia, AL) basketball squad edged the visiting St. John Paul II Falcons (Huntsville, AL), by a margin of 60-53.

The Tigers (9-1) will now prepare for their outing against Rogers (Florence, AL). The Pirates go into the 4A Area 16 outing with a 11-11 record. In their last outing, Rogers was tipped by Central (Florence, AL), 66-59, in a non-league outing.

The Falcons now own a 3-14 record. They play next when they host Athens for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 21. St. John Paul II will clash with a Golden Eagles squad coming off a 61-58 league win over Columbia (Huntsville, AL). The Golden Eagles record now stands at 15-2.