The Knox Central Panthers tipped the visiting North Laurel Jaguars basketball team by a final score of 55-54 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Pineville Mountain Lions (Pineville, KY) in a District 51 game, on Tuesday, January 30. Knox Central will attempt to move on its 13-8 season record. The Mountain Lions enter the game with a 14-2 record after their 52-16 league win over Lynn Camp (Corbin, KY).

With the defeat, North Laurel moves to 13-4 on the year. The Jaguars host Harlan (Harlan, KY) to face the Green Dragons in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 30. The Green Dragons enter the game with a record of 12-8. Harlan won 75-42 in their recent non-league game against Clay County (Manchester, KY)