The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Clay-Chalkville Cougars (Pinson, AL) and the host Pell City Panthers (Pell City, AL), observed Clay-Chalkville's basketball team overwhelm Pell City by a score of 62-40.

The Cougars (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Hoover (Hoover, AL). The Buccaneers come into the non-league challenge with a 10-0 record. In their last challenge, Hoover trounced Spain Park (Hoover, AL), 86-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Woodlawn Colonels (Birmingham, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 9. Pell City will attempt to improve on its 0-7 season record. The Colonels come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 63-50 non-league loss to Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, AL).