Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Phillips Bears (Bear Creek, AL) and the visiting Shoals Christian Flame (Florence, AL), witnessed Phillips's basketball squad run past Shoals Christian by a count of 63-43.

With the victory, Phillips advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Bears travel to Lynn (Lynn, AL) to meet the Bears in a non-league battle on Friday, November 14. The Bears enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Flame now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lindsay Lane Christian Academy for a non-league battle on Friday, November 14. Shoals Christian will meet a Lions squad coming off a 58-40 non-league loss to Elkmont (Elkmont, AL). The Lions record now stands at 1-1.