In Monday's non-league test, the Shades Valley Mounties (Birmingham, AL) basketball squad trounced the host Carver Birmingham Rams (Birmingham, AL), by a score of 65-38.

Next, the Mounties encounter the Oxford Yellow Jackets (Oxford, AL) in a 6A Area 11 test, on Friday, January 3. Shades Valley will attempt to improve on its 10-5 season record. The Yellow Jackets come into the test with a 13-5 record after their 74-37 non-league win over Pass Christian (Pass Christian, MS).

The Rams (8-5) will now prepare for their test against Bessemer City (Bessemer, AL). The Tigers come into the non-league test with a 3-12 record. In their last test, Bessemer City was routed by Carver Birmingham (Birmingham, AL), 66-49, in a non-league test.