Tennessee High School Basketball - Elizabethton fells Johnson County
January 7, 2023: Elizabethton, TN 37643 Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones (Elizabethton, TN) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Johnson County Longhorns (Mountain City, TN), 71-55 in a non-league bout.
With the win, Elizabethton upgrades its record to 4-5 on the season. The Fighting Cyclones travel to Volunteer (Church Hill, TN) to clash with the Falcons in a 3A District 1 bout on Tuesday, January 10. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 12-6. Volunteer lost 70-46 in their recent league bout against Unicoi County (Erwin, TN)
Next up, the Longhorns clash with the Chuckey-Doak Black Knights (Afton, TN) in a 2A District 1 bout, on Tuesday, January 10. Johnson County will attempt to upgrade on its 4-6 season record. The Black Knights go into the bout with a 15-2 record after their 67-50 non-league win over Cherokee (Rogersville, TN).