Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hazleton Area Cougars (Hazleton, PA) and the visiting Dallas Mountaineers (Dallas, PA), saw Hazleton Area's basketball squad hold off Dallas by a tally of 55-51.

With the victory, Hazleton Area improves its record to 14-8 on the campaign.

Next up, the Mountaineers confront the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans (Nanticoke, PA) in a Wyoming Valley 1 challenge, on Thursday, February 16. Dallas will attempt to improve on its 18-3 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 14-6 record after their 48-33 non-league loss to Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre, PA).