The Lenoir City Panthers (Lenoir City, TN) basketball were winner over the visiting South-Doyle Cherokees (Knoxville, TN), 59-51 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they host Farragut for a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. Lenoir City will play a Admirals team coming off a 42-28 non-league loss to Cookeville (Cookeville, TN). The Admirals record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, South-Doyle falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Cherokees host Heritage (Maryville, TN) to play the Mountaineers in a 3A District 5 bout on Friday, December 13. The Mountaineers go into the bout with a record of 7-0. Heritage won 63-32 in their recent league bout against Loudon (Loudon, TN)