Tennessee High School Basketball - York Institute nips Coalfield
December 9, 2024: Coalfield, TN 37719 The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the York Institute Dragons (Jamestown, TN) and the host Coalfield Yellow Jackets (Coalfield, TN), observed York Institute's basketball team edge Coalfield by a margin of 48-42.
The Dragons (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, TN). The Fighting Irish come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Knoxville Catholic was tipped by King's Academy (Seymour, TN), 49-43, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Yellow Jackets battle the Jellico Blue Devils (Jellico, TN) in a 1A District 3 challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Coalfield will attempt to better on its 2-3 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 92-23 non-league loss to Pickett County (Byrdstown, TN).