The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Newton Tigers (Newton, MS) and the visiting St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints (Ridgeland, MS), observed Newton's basketball team overwhelm St. Andrew's Episcopal by a score of 62-18.

The Tigers (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Meridian (Meridian, MS). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Meridian trounced Columbus (Columbus, MS), 45-10, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Saints encounter the Richton Rebels (Richton, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, November 14. St. Andrew's Episcopal will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.