Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Vestavia Hills Rebels (Vestavia Hills, AL) and the host Homewood Patriots (Homewood, AL), saw Vestavia Hills's basketball squad overcome Homewood by a tally of 54-39.

With the victory, Vestavia Hills improves its record to 13-3 on the campaign. The Rebels travel to Oxford (Oxford, AL) to encounter the Yellow Jackets in a non-league test on Tuesday, January 2. The Yellow Jackets go into the test with a record of 12-13. Oxford won 63-58 in their recent non-league test against Benjamin Russell (Alexander City, AL)

The Patriots now own a 14-5 record. They play next when they host Jackson-Olin for a 6A Area 9 test on Thursday, January 4. Homewood will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 61-38 non-league loss to Ramsay (Birmingham, AL). The Mustangs record now stands at 2-13.