Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hughes Lions (Clifton, TN) and the visiting McEwen Warriors (McEwen, TN), saw Hughes's basketball squad hold off McEwen by a count of 48-42.

With the victory, Hughes upgrades its record to 15-7 on the campaign. The Lions travel to McKenzie (McKenzie, TN) to play the Rebels in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 27. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 10-5. McKenzie won 89-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Collinwood (Collinwood, TN)