The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Cottondale Hornets (Cottondale, FL) and the visiting Vernon Yellowjackets (Vernon, FL), observed Cottondale's basketball team knock off Vernon by a score of 26-16.

The Hornets (1-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Liberty County (Bristol, FL). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 8-8 record. In their last challenge, Liberty County prevailed over Wewahitchka (Wewahitchka, FL), 45-28, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Yellowjackets encounter the Graceville Tigers (Graceville, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Vernon will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 17-3 record after their 51-9 non-league win over Sneads (Sneads, FL).