The Jackson Central Merry Cougars basketball team scored 56 points and limited the visiting Covington Chargers to 44 in the Cougars non-league triumph on Monday.

The Cougars now possess a 9-3 record. They play next when they host Jackson South Side for a non-league game on Tuesday, January 7. Jackson Central Merry will confront a Hawks team coming off a 59-43 non-league win over Jackson Christian (Jackson, TN). The Hawks record now stands at 11-2.

With the loss, Covington falls to 4-9 on the campaign. The Chargers host Haywood (Brownsville, TN) to confront the Tomcats in a non-league game on Thursday, January 2. The Tomcats go into the game with a record of 4-8. Haywood lost 43-42 in their recent non-league game against Jackson Central Merry (Jackson, TN)