The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Pikeville Panthers (Pikeville, KY) and the visiting Huntington Expression Prep Kings (Huntington, WV), observed Pikeville's basketball team overwhelm Huntington Expression Prep by a score of 67-36.

The Panthers (8-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Betsy Layne (Betsy Layne, KY). The Bobcats come into the non-league challenge with a 11-7 record. In their last challenge, Betsy Layne trounced Prestonsburg (Prestonsburg, KY), 71-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Kings encounter the Boyd County Lions (Ashland, KY) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Huntington Expression Prep will attempt to improve on its 8-8 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 12-7 record after their 72-66 league win over Blazer (Ashland, KY).