Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Carver Birmingham Rams (Birmingham, AL) and the visiting Jasper Vikings (Jasper, AL), saw Carver Birmingham's basketball squad hold off Jasper by a tally of 35-33.

With the victory, Carver Birmingham improves its record to 12-9 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Hayden (Hayden, AL) to confront the Wildcats in a 5A Area 10 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 12-5. Hayden won 102-61 in their recent non-league challenge against Pennington (Blountsville, AL)

Next up, the Vikings confront the Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 11. Jasper will attempt to improve on its 14-4 season record.