The Ashe County Huskies ran past the visiting Hibriten Panthers basketball team by a final score of 61-46 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Huskies face the Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC) in a 3A/4A Northwestern game, on Friday, February 9. Ashe County will attempt to move on its 13-7 season record. The Patriots enter the game with a 12-8 record after their 52-48 league win over South Caldwell (Hudson, NC).

With the defeat, Hibriten moves to 15-4 on the year. The Panthers travel to McDowell (Marion, NC) to face the Titans in a non-league game on Wednesday, February 7. The Titans enter the game with a record of 17-3. McDowell won 68-39 in their recent league game against Enka (Enka, NC)