Tennessee High School Basketball - Cherokee can't hold off Claiborne
December 8, 2023: Rogersville, TN 37857 The Cherokee Chiefs basketball team (Rogersville, TN), was nudged 53-47 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Claiborne Bulldogs (New Tazewell, TN)
The Bulldogs now possess a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bell County for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 9. Claiborne will battle a Bobcats team coming off a 71-37 non-league win over Clay County (Manchester, KY). The Bobcats record now stands at 1-1.
The Chiefs (1-6) will now prepare for their battle against Hancock County (Sneedville, TN). The Indians come into the non-league battle with a 1-6 record. In their last battle, Hancock County edged Unaka (Elizabethton, TN), 46-44, in a non-league battle.