Georgia High School Basketball - South Paulding topped by Morristown-Hamblen East
December 29, 2023: Douglasville, GA 30134 The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes basketball team scored 54 points and restricted the host South Paulding Spartans to 36 in the Hurricanes non-league victory on Friday.
The Hurricanes now sport a 15-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cocke County for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 2. Morristown-Hamblen East will battle a Fighting Cocks team coming off a 81-40 non-league loss to George Rogers Clark (Winchester, KY). The Fighting Cocks record now stands at 11-7.
The Spartans (2-11) will now prepare for their contest against Paulding County (Dallas, GA). The Patriots come into the AAAAAA Region 5 contest with a 7-6 record. In their last contest, Paulding County prevailed over Wheeler (Marietta, GA), 53-52, in a non-league contest.