The Knott County Central Patriots nipped the visiting Perry County Central Commodores basketball squad by a final score of 47-45 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Patriots clash with the Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars (Whitesburg, KY) in a District 53 outing, on Monday, January 20. Knott County Central will attempt to upgrade on its 9-6 season record. The Cougars / Lady Cougars enter the outing with a 5-7 record after their 67-48 non-league loss to Hazard (Hazard, KY).

The Commodores (14-9) will now prepare for their outing against Wolfe County (Campton, KY). The Wolves enter the non-league outing with a 7-10 record. In their last outing, Wolfe County was nipped by Oneida Baptist Institute (Oneida, KY), 89-72, in a non-league outing.