The Sipsey Valley Bears (Buhl, AL) basketball toppled the visiting Holt Ironmen (Holt, AL), 59-43 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 9-14 record. They play next when they travel to Northridge for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Sipsey Valley will play a Jaguars team coming off a 56-43 non-league win over Helena (Helena, AL). The Jaguars record now stands at 19-8.

With the loss, Holt falls to 4-18 on the campaign. The Ironmen travel to Holy Spirit Catholic (Tuscaloosa, AL) to play the Saints in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Saints go into the bout with a record of 14-8. Holy Spirit Catholic won 93-25 in their recent league bout against Pickens Academy (Carrollton, AL)