Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS) and the host Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS), saw Quitman's basketball squad wallop Northeast Jones by a tally of 53-32.

With the victory, Quitman improves its record to 14-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Pass Christian (Pass Christian, MS) to confront the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 11-7. Pass Christian won 68-13 in their recent league challenge against Poplarville (Poplarville, MS)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Forest Bearcats (Forest, MS) in a 4A Region 5 challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Northeast Jones will attempt to improve on its 3-14 season record. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 55-45 non-league loss to Morton (Morton, MS).