The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Perry Panthers (Perry, GA) and the host Houston County Bears (Warner Robins, GA), observed Perry's basketball team knock off Houston County by a score of 42-34.

The Panthers (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against East Hall (Gainesville, GA). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 6-5 record. In their last challenge, East Hall dropped by Lakeview Academy (Gainesville, GA), 48-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Northside Eagles (Warner Robins, GA) in a AAAAA Region 2 challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Houston County will attempt to improve on its 5-9 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 41-39 non-league loss to Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro, GA).