The Highlands Highlanders (Highlands, NC) basketball were winner over the visiting Swain County Maroon Devils (Bryson City, NC), 67-59 in Thursday's league bout.

The Highlanders now possess a 4-8 record. They play next when they host Murphy for a 1A Smoky Mountain bout on Wednesday, January 15. Highlands will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 90-52 non-league win over Nantahala (Topton, NC). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-4.

With the loss, Swain County falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Maroon devils host Nantahala (Topton, NC) to play the Hawks in a 1A Smoky Mountain bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 5-6. Nantahala lost 90-52 in their recent non-league bout against Murphy (Murphy, NC)