The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Northwest Whitfield Bruins (Tunnel Hill, GA) and the host Rhea County Golden Eagles (Evensville, TN), observed Northwest Whitfield's basketball team knock off Rhea County by a score of 62-54.

The Bruins (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Dalton (Dalton, GA). The Catamounts come into the non-league challenge with a 7-2 record.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles encounter the East Hamilton Hurricanes (Ooltewah, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Rhea County will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Hurricanes come into the challenge with a 7-6 record after their 47-31 non-league win over Sale Creek (Sale Creek, TN).