The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Myrtle Hawks (Myrtle, MS) and the host Hickory Flat Rebels (Hickory Flat, MS), observed Myrtle's basketball team edge Hickory Flat by a margin of 46-42.

The Hawks (9-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Pine Grove (Ripley, MS). The Panthers come into the 1A Region 2 challenge with a 15-12 record. In their last challenge, Pine Grove was tipped by Belmont (Belmont, MS), 54-19, in a non-league challenge.