Four Panthers placed in double figures as visiting Knox Central won 89-68 on Tuesday at Harlan.

Senior guard Jaylen Adams scored 25 points and senior forward Nick Martin added 23 for the 4-1 Panthers. Zack Patterson and Dane Imel chipped in with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Freshman guard Jordan Akal poured in 30 points to lead the 3-2 Green Dragons. Kilian Ledford tossed in 13 points and Cade Barnes added 12.

Harlan will play host to Harlan County on Friday in a girls/boys district doubleheader.

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Knox Central 89, Harlan 68

KNOX CENTRAL (4-1)

Jaylen Adams 12 2-3 25, Dane Imel 5 1-6 11, Zack Patterson 6 0-0 13, Nick Martin 8 6-7 23, Dalton Elliott 2 1-2 6, Zack Moser 0 0-0 0, Isaac Mills 1 0-0 2, Jacob Abner 0 0-0 0, Jevonte Turner 3 0-0 6, Jacob Lindsey 0 0-0 0, Blake Ledford 0 0-0 0, Abe Brock 0 0-0 0. Totals: 37 10-18 89.

HARLAN (3-2)

Jordan Akal 8 11-12 30, Cade Barnes 5 0-0 12, Jared Hawkins 0 0-0 0, Kilian Ledford 4 1-2 13, Jon Eldridge 2 2-2 6, Jaeden Gist 1 0-0 2, Kade McLendon 0 0-0 0, Caleb Adkins 1 0-0 2, Charles David Morton 1 0-0 3, Tate Bryson 0 0-0 0, Johann Gist 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 14-16 68.

Knox Central 23 21 25 20 — 89

Harlan 17 16 13 22 — 68

3-point goals: Knox Central 5 (Adams 2, Patterson 1, Martin 1, Elliott 1), Harlan 10 (Ledford 4, Akal 3, Barnes 2, Morton 1).