The Knott County Central Patriots (Hindman, KY) basketball crushed the visiting Letcher County Central Cougars / Lady Cougars (Whitesburg, KY), 62-24 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they host June Buchanan for a District 53 bout on Thursday, December 19. Knott County Central will play a Crusaders team coming off a 68-44 non-league loss to Buckhorn (Buckhorn, KY). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-4.

With the loss, Letcher County Central falls to 3-1 on the campaign. The Cougars / lady cougars host Floyd Central (Eastern, KY) to play the Jaguars in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 18. The Jaguars go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Floyd Central lost 70-45 in their recent non-league bout against Rowan County (Morehead, KY)