The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Smiths Station Panthers (Smiths, AL) and the visiting John Carroll Catholic Cavaliers (Birmingham, AL), observed Smiths Station's basketball team knock off John Carroll Catholic by a score of 62-42.

The Panthers (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Abbeville (Abbeville, AL). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league challenge with a 11-1 record. In their last challenge, Abbeville prevailed over Daleville (Daleville, AL), 78-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cavaliers encounter the Eufaula Tigers (Eufaula, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. John Carroll Catholic will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 70-38 non-league loss to Enterprise (Enterprise, AL).