The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Jemison Panthers (Jemison, AL) and the visiting Montevallo Bulldogs (Montevallo, AL), observed Jemison's basketball team knock off Montevallo by a score of 52-35.

The Panthers (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Demopolis (Demopolis, AL). The Tigers come into the 5A Area 5 challenge with a 5-13 record. In their last challenge, Demopolis was knocked off by Greene County (Eutaw, AL), 44-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Shelby County Wildcats (Columbiana, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Montevallo will attempt to improve on its 1-21 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 12-6 record after their 48-45 league loss to Central of Clay County (Lineville, AL).