The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Community Leadership Academy Lions (Tallahassee, FL) and the visiting Valwood Valiants (Valdosta, GA), observed Community Leadership Academy's basketball team knock off Valwood by a score of 71-58.

The Lions (6-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Munroe (Quincy, FL). The Bobcats come into the non-league challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, Munroe prevailed over L.E.A.D. Academy (Pace, FL), 2-0, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Valiants encounter the Brookwood Warriors (Thomasville, GA) in a GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Valwood will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 13-1 record after their 50-24 league win over Deerfield-Windsor (Albany, GA).