The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tug Valley Panthers (Williamson, WV) and the visiting Pike County Central Hawks (Pikeville, KY), observed Tug Valley's basketball team edge Pike County Central by a score of 67-64.

The Panthers (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Tolsia (Fort Gay, WV). The Rebels come into the Freelance challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Tolsia was tipped by Belfry (Belfry, KY), 83-63, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Elliott County Lions (Sandy Hook, KY) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Pike County Central will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 54-37 non-league win over Russell (Russell, KY).