The Hazleton Area Cougars basketball team scored 61 points and limited the visiting Wyoming Valley West Spartans to 48 in the Cougars league triumph on Tuesday.

The Cougars now have a 7-7 record. They play next when they travel to Dallas for a Wyoming Valley 1 game on Thursday, January 16. Hazleton Area will confront a Mountaineers team coming off a 49-44 league win over Pittston (Pittston, PA). The Mountaineers record now stands at 11-4.

With the loss, Wyoming Valley West falls to 0-8 on the campaign. The Spartans host Dallas (Dallas, PA) to confront the Mountaineers in a Wyoming Valley 1 game on Saturday, January 18. The Mountaineers go into the game with a record of 11-4.