Led by a 40-point, 20-rebound performance from senior center Gavin Chadwell, Knox Central defeated visiting Harlan 68-58 on Tuesday.
Knox Central broke a 16-16 tie after one period by outscoring the Dragons 23-11 in the second quarter.
Senior guard Braydon Mills added 17 points for the 17-8 Panthers.
Kyler McLendon, a senior guard, scored 34 points to lead the 6-17 Dragons. Trent Cole added 13 points.
Harlan plays at South Laurel on Saturday. Knox Central plays at Jackson County on Friday.
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Knox Central won 54-42 in junior varsity action as Evan Hubbard scored 17 and Luke Olmstead added 14 for the Panthers.
Jaxson Perry led the 0-6 Dragons with 10 points. Izack Saylor and Caden Mefford each tossed in seven. Eric Evans added six. Eli Noe tossed in four. Will Shepherd and Dylan Collins each scored three.
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Knox Central (68) — Gavin Chadwell 40, Austin Bargo 1, Grayson Burton 4, Braydon Mills 17, Nathan Dunn 4.
Harlan (58) — Kyler McLendon 34, Trent Cole 13, Darius Akal 2, Jared Moore 3, Matthew Pennington 2, Izack Saylor 1, Jaxson Perry 3.

Harlan 16 11 11 20 — 58
Knox Central 16 23 15 14 — 68