The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Sequoyah Chiefs (Canton, GA) and the host Pope Greyhounds (Marietta, GA), observed Sequoyah's basketball team edge Pope by a score of 59-56.

The Chiefs (15-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Creekview (Canton, GA). The Grizzlies come into the AAAAA Region 6 challenge with a 9-13 record. In their last challenge, Creekview edged Riverwood (Sandy Springs, GA), 88-83, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Greyhounds battle the Woodstock Wolverines (Woodstock, GA) in a AAAAA Region 6 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Pope will attempt to improve on its 10-12 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 9-12 record after their 78-57 league loss to Sprayberry (Marietta, GA).