The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Minden Crimson Tide (Minden, LA) and the visiting Byrd Yellow Jackets (Shreveport, LA), observed Minden's basketball team overwhelm Byrd by a score of 66-29.

The Crimson Tide (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Airline (Bossier City, LA). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Airline was routed by Carroll (Monroe, LA), 49-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Yellow Jackets encounter the Loyola College Prep Flyers (Shreveport, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Byrd will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Flyers come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 75-47 non-league win over Magnolia School of Excellence (Shreveport, LA).