The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Hillcrest Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL) and the host James Clemens Jets (Madison, AL), observed Hillcrest's basketball team knock off James Clemens by a score of 53-34.

The Patriots (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Parker (Birmingham, AL). The Thundering Herd come into the 6A Area 9 challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Parker prevailed over McAdory (McCalla, AL), 69-67, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Jets encounter the Sparkman Senators (Harvest, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 22. James Clemens will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record.