The Hazleton Area Cougars basketball team scored 57 points and limited the visiting Harrisburg Cougars to 47 in the Cougars non-league triumph on Friday.

The Cougars now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Reading for a non-league game on Monday, December 9. Hazleton Area will confront a Red KNights team coming off a 69-37 non-league loss to Father Judge (Philadelphia, PA). The Red KNights record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Harrisburg falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Chambersburg (Chambersburg, PA) to confront the Trojans in a Mid-Penn - Commonwealth game on Tuesday, December 10. The Trojans go into the game with a record of 2-0. Chambersburg won 78-56 in their recent non-league game against William Penn (York, PA)