Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Lenoir City Panthers (Lenoir City, TN) and the visiting Fulton Falcons (Knoxville, TN), saw Lenoir City's basketball squad hold off Fulton by a count of 50-48.

With the victory, Lenoir City upgrades its record to 17-2 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to South-Doyle (Knoxville, TN) to play the Cherokees in a 3A District 5 challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Cherokees come into the challenge with a record of 1-14. South-Doyle lost 40-8 in their recent league challenge against Fulton (Knoxville, TN)

Next up, the Falcons play the Sequoyah Chiefs (Madisonville, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Fulton will attempt to upgrade on its 6-10 season record.