The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Heidelberg Oilers (Heidelberg, MS) and the host Northeast Jones Tigers (Laurel, MS), observed Heidelberg's basketball team overwhelm Northeast Jones by a score of 58-37.

The Oilers (9-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Richton (Richton, MS). The Rebels come into the 2A Region 8 challenge with a 13-5 record.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS) in a 4A Region 5 challenge, on Friday, January 3. Northeast Jones will attempt to improve on its 3-11 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 75-41 league loss to Morton (Morton, MS).