Tennessee High School Basketball - Morristown-Hamblen East bests Cocke County
December 6, 2024: Newport, TN 37821 The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes basketball team scored 70 points and limited the host Cocke County Fighting Cocks to 62 in the Hurricanes non-league triumph on Friday.
The Hurricanes now possess a 1-6 record. They play next when they travel to Science Hill for a non-league game on Saturday, December 7. Morristown-Hamblen East will confront a Hilltoppers team coming off a 72-45 non-league win over David Crockett (Jonesborough, TN). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 4-2.
With the loss, Cocke County falls to 2-5 on the campaign. The Fighting cocks host McMinn County (Athens, TN) to confront the Cherokees in a non-league game on Saturday, December 7. The Cherokees go into the game with a record of 3-2. McMinn County lost 68-59 in their recent non-league game against Tellico Plains (Tellico Plains, TN)