The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Tellico Plains Bears (Tellico Plains, TN) and the visiting Cleveland Blue Raiders (Cleveland, TN), observed Tellico Plains's basketball team knock off Cleveland by a score of 66-55.

The Bears (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Smyrna (Smyrna, TN). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 7-5 record. In their last challenge, Smyrna prevailed over Fort Campbell (Fort Campbell, KY), 70-69, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Raiders encounter the Sebring Blue Streaks (Sebring, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Cleveland will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record. The Blue Streaks come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 57-52 non-league loss to Avon Park (Avon Park, FL).