Tennessee High School Basketball - Cocke County nudges Morristown-Hamblen West
January 3, 2023: Newport, TN 37821 In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Cocke County Fighting Cocks (Newport, TN) basketball squad edged the visiting Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans (Morristown, TN), by a count of 60-59.
The Fighting Cocks (10-6) will now prepare for their outing against Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC). The Black Knights go into the non-league outing with a 10-1 record. In their last outing, Robbinsville held off Hayesville (Hayesville, NC), 58-46, in a league outing.
The Trojans now hold a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Morristown-Hamblen East for a 4A District 2 outing on Friday, January 6. Morristown-Hamblen West will clash with a Hurricanes squad coming off a 68-57 non-league win over Greeneville (Greeneville, TN). The Hurricanes record now stands at 3-3.