The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS) and the visiting Philadelphia Tornadoes (Philadelphia, MS), observed Newton County's basketball team knock off Philadelphia by a score of 49-37.

The Cougars (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Union (Union, MS). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Union dropped by Nanih Waiya (Louisville, MS), 65-30, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tornadoes encounter the Leake Academy Rebels (Madden, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Philadelphia will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 51-23 non-league win over Pillow Academy (Greenwood, MS).