Tennessee High School Basketball - Morristown-Hamblen West can't hold off Morristown-Hamblen East
January 6, 2023: Morristown, TN 37813 The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes basketball team scored 61 points and held the visiting Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans to 59 in the Hurricanes league triumph on Friday.
The Hurricanes now sport a 8-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cocke County for a non-league contest on Monday, January 9. Morristown-Hamblen East will battle a Fighting Cocks team coming off a 63-48 non-league win over Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC). The Fighting Cocks record now stands at 10-7.
The Trojans (9-4) will now prepare for their contest against Austin-East (Knoxville, TN). The Roadrunners enter the non-league contest with a 1-4 record. In their last contest, Austin-East was nudged by Morristown-Hamblen West (Morristown, TN), 69-20, in a non-league contest.