The Tiftarea Academy Panthers ran past the visiting Deerfield-Windsor Knights basketball team by a final score of 49-40 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Terrell Academy Eagles (Dawson, GA) in a GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 game, on Tuesday, February 6. Tiftarea Academy will attempt to move on its 8-11 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 9-11 record after their 63-50 league win over Valwood (Valdosta, GA).

With the defeat, Deerfield-Windsor moves to 14-10 on the year. The Knights travel to Southland Academy (Americus, GA) to face the Raiders in a GIAA AAAA/AAA District 3 game on Tuesday, February 6. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 9-10. Southland Academy lost 53-48 in their recent league game against Brookwood (Thomasville, GA)