The Highlands Highlanders routed the host Summit Charter Bears basketball team by a final score of 43-19 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Highlanders face the Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats (Cashiers, NC) in a 1A Smoky Mountain game, on Tuesday, January 30. Highlands will attempt to move on its 2-14 season record. The Bobcats enter the game with a 1-14 record after their 70-26 league loss to Murphy (Murphy, NC).

With the defeat, Summit Charter moves to 2-6 on the year. The Bears host Invest Collegiate Imagine (Asheville, NC) to face the in a Freelance game on Friday, January 26. The enter the game with a record of 8-1. Invest Collegiate Imagine won 43-38 in their recent non-league test against Mount Pisgah Academy (Candler, NC)