The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Southside Panthers (Selma, AL) and the visiting Keith Bears (Orrville, AL), observed Southside's basketball team knock off Keith by a score of 63-48.

The Panthers (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Selma (Selma, AL). The Saints come into the non-league challenge with a 5-0 record. In their last challenge, Selma prevailed over Dallas County (Plantersville, AL), 75-68, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the University Charter Trail Blazers (Livingston, AL) in a 1A Area 5 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Keith will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Trail Blazers come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 66-40 non-league loss to Bibb County (Centreville, AL).