The Kemper County Wildcats tipped the visiting Newton Tigers basketball team by a final score of 47-44 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Noxubee County Tigers (Macon, MS) in a 3A Region 5 game, on Saturday, December 16. Kemper County will attempt to move on its 3-2 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 0-3 record after their 45-34 non-league loss to Okolona (Okolona, MS).

With the defeat, Newton moves to 10-2 on the year. The Tigers travel to Quitman (Quitman, MS) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Monday, December 18. The Panthers come into the battle with a record of 8-2. Quitman lost 36-34 in their recent non-league battle against Heidelberg (Heidelberg, MS)