The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Harriman Blue Devils (Harriman, TN) and the visiting Oliver Springs Bobcats (Oliver Springs, TN), observed Harriman's basketball team edge Oliver Springs by a score of 59-54.

The Blue Devils (8-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Rockwood (Rockwood, TN). The Tigers come into the 1A District 4 challenge with a 6-13 record. In their last challenge, Rockwood edged Greenback (Greenback, TN), 48-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats battle the Sunbright Tigers (Sunbright, TN) in a 1A District 3 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Oliver Springs will attempt to improve on its 10-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 15-6 record after their 71-49 non-league win over Knoxville Ambassadors (Knoxville, TN).