The Spring Garden Panthers (Spring Garden, AL) basketball were winner over the visiting Cleburne County Tigers (Heflin, AL), 80-62 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 7-0 record. They play next when they travel to Cedar Bluff for a non-league challenge on Monday, December 16. Spring Garden will battle a Tigers team coming off a 53-52 league win over Pleasant Valley (Jacksonville, AL). The Tigers record now stands at 4-7.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Cherokee County Warriors (Centre, AL) in a 4A Area 12 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Cleburne County will attempt to better on its 6-3 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 68-60 non-league win over Piedmont (Piedmont, AL).