The Knox Central Panthers (Barbourville, KY) basketball crushed the host Harlan County Black Bears (Harlan, KY), 61-20 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 11-3 record. They play next when they host Morgan County for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. Knox Central will play a Cougars team coming off a 74-35 non-league loss to Menifee County (Frenchburg, KY). The Cougars record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, Harlan County falls to 3-9 on the campaign. The Black bears host Knott County Central (Hindman, KY) to play the Patriots in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. The Patriots go into the bout with a record of 4-3. Knott County Central won 72-35 in their recent non-league bout against North Bullitt (Shepherdsville, KY)