The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the St. John Paul II Falcons (Huntsville, AL) and the host Athens Golden Eagles (Athens, AL), observed St. John Paul II's basketball team edge Athens by a score of 47-45.

The Falcons (9-11) will now prepare for their challenge against Randolph School (Huntsville, AL). The Raiders come into the 4A Area 15 challenge with a 4-16 record. In their last challenge, Randolph School was tipped by Madison Academy (Madison, AL), 69-15, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles encounter the Oakwood Academy Mustangs (Huntsville, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Athens will attempt to improve on its 10-16 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 10-7 record after their 84-24 non-league loss to Madison Academy (Madison, AL).