Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Habersham Central Raiders (Mt. Airy, GA) and the host Gainesville Red Elephants (Gainesville, GA), saw Habersham Central's basketball squad hold off Gainesville by a tally of 57-50.

With the victory, Habersham Central improves its record to 13-7 on the campaign. The Raiders host Apalachee (Winder, GA) to confront the Wildcats in a AAAAAA Region 8 challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 6-16. Apalachee lost 53-51 in their recent league challenge against Gainesville (Gainesville, GA)

Next up, the Red Elephants confront the Apalachee Wildcats (Winder, GA) in a AAAAAA Region 8 challenge, on Saturday, January 28. Gainesville will attempt to improve on its 11-8 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 6-15 record after their 65-26 league loss to Shiloh (Snellville, GA).