Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Ripley Tigers (Ripley, TN) and the host Brighton Cardinals (Brighton, TN), saw Ripley's basketball squad hold off Brighton by a count of 45-43.

With the victory, Ripley upgrades its record to 5-13 on the campaign. The Tigers host Haywood (Brownsville, TN) to play the Tomcats in a 3A District 14 challenge on Friday, February 10. The Tomcats come into the challenge with a record of 5-18. Haywood lost 55-46 in their recent league challenge against Covington (Covington, TN)

Next up, the Cardinals play the Covington Chargers (Covington, TN) in a 3A District 14 challenge, on Friday, February 10. Brighton will attempt to upgrade on its 4-13 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 10-13 record after their 33-32 league win over Munford (Munford, TN).