The Byers Lions (Holly Springs, MS) basketball crushed the visiting Blue Mountain Cougars (Blue Mountain, MS), 58-27 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 6-8 record. They play next when they host Myrtle for a 1A Region 2 bout on Friday, January 3. Byers will play a Hawks team coming off a 88-55 non-league loss to New Albany (New Albany, MS). The Hawks record now stands at 3-9.

With the loss, Blue Mountain falls to 2-10 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Smithville (Smithville, MS) to play the Seminoles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Seminoles go into the bout with a record of 2-9. Smithville won 70-63 in their recent non-league bout against Oak Hill Academy (West Point, MS)