The Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC) basketball crushed the visiting Highlands Highlanders (Highlands, NC), 73-24 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Yellowjackets now possess a 11-11 record. They play next when they host Murphy for a 1A Smoky Mountain - Big bout on Tuesday, February 11.

With the loss, Highlands falls to 7-16 on the campaign. The Highlanders travel to Nantahala (Topton, NC) to play the Hawks in a 1A Smoky Mountain - Little bout on Thursday, February 13. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 9-11.