Tennessee High School Basketball - Claiborne can't hold off Cherokee
January 27, 2023: Rogersville, TN 37857 The Cherokee Chiefs basketball team scored 50 points and restricted the visiting Claiborne Bulldogs to 49 in the Chiefs league victory on Friday.
The Chiefs now sport a 7-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Greeneville for a 3A District 2 contest on Tuesday, January 31. Cherokee will battle a Green Devils team coming off a 61-60 non-league win over Dobyns-Bennett (Kingsport, TN). The Green Devils record now stands at 11-10.
The Bulldogs (3-15) will now prepare for their contest against Grainger (Rutledge, TN). The Grizzlies come into the 3A District 2 contest with a 10-10 record. In their last contest, Grainger was nudged by Cocke County (Newport, TN), 61-47, in a league contest.