The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the West End Patriots (Walnut Grove, AL) and the visiting Cleveland Panthers (Cleveland, AL), observed West End's basketball team edge Cleveland by a score of 40-35.

The Patriots (6-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Southeastern (Remlap, AL). The Mustangs come into the 2A Area 12 challenge with a 8-11 record. In their last challenge, Southeastern was tipped by Susan Moore (Blountsville, AL), 65-55, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Appalachian Eagles (Oneonta, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Cleveland will attempt to improve on its 3-9 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 7-5 record after their 54-40 non-league win over Southeastern (Remlap, AL).