Tennessee High School Basketball - Cocke County holds off Gatlinburg-Pittman
February 10, 2022: Newport, TN 37821 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cocke County Fighting Cocks (Newport, TN) and the visiting Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders (Gatlinburg, TN), saw Cocke County's basketball squad hold off Gatlinburg-Pittman by a tally of 65-62.
With the victory, Cocke County improves its record to 21-4 on the campaign. The Fighting Cocks host Jefferson County (Dandridge, TN) to confront the Patriots in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 14. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 3-14. Jefferson County lost 66-63 in their recent non-league challenge against Powell (Powell, TN)
Next up, the Highlanders confront the Cumberland Gap Panthers (Cumberland Gap, TN) in a 2A District 2 challenge, on Friday, February 11. Gatlinburg-Pittman will attempt to improve on its 17-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 62-51 league loss to Alcoa (Alcoa, TN).
