The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hokes Bluff Eagles (Hokes Bluff, AL) and the host Southside Panthers (Gadsden, AL), observed Hokes Bluff's basketball team edge Southside by a score of 52-47.

The Eagles (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against West End (Walnut Grove, AL). The Patriots come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, West End edged Cullman Christian (Cullman, AL), 36-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Sylacauga Aggies (Sylacauga, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, November 23. Southside will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Aggies come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 67-30 non-league loss to Winterboro (Alpine, AL).