In Friday's non-league match, the visiting Sullivan East Patriots basketball team scored a tight 66-64 triumph over the Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones.

In their next game, the Patriots meet the Tennessee Vikings (Bristol, TN) in a non-league match, on Saturday, February 17. Sullivan East will attempt to better on its 14-12 season record. The Vikings enter the match with a 15-14 record after their 58-54 non-league loss to David Crockett (Jonesborough, TN).

With the defeat, Elizabethton moves to 8-19 on the year.