The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Brooks Lions (Killen, AL) and the host Deshler Tigers (Tuscumbia, AL), observed Brooks's basketball team knock off Deshler by a score of 72-63.

The Lions (11-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Central (Florence, AL). The Wildcats come into the 4A Area 14 challenge with a 12-1 record.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Sheffield Bulldogs (Sheffield, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 30. Deshler will attempt to improve on its 8-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 80-40 league loss to Mars Hill Bible (Florence, AL).