Tennessee High School Basketball - Morristown-Hamblen East over Jefferson County
January 18, 2019: Dandridge, TN 37725 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes (Morristown, TN) and the host Jefferson County Patriots (Dandridge, TN), saw Morristown-Hamblen East's basketball squad overcome Jefferson County by a tally of 75-63.
With the victory, Morristown-Hamblen East improves its record to 16-7 on the campaign. The Hurricanes host South-Doyle (Knoxville, TN) to confront the Cherokees in a AAA District 2 challenge on Friday, January 25. The Cherokees come into the challenge with a record of 11-4.
Next up, the Patriots confront the Cocke County Fighting Cocks (Newport, TN) in a AAA District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 22. Jefferson County will attempt to improve on its 8-9 season record. The Fighting Cocks come into the challenge with a 6-14 record after their 54-52 league loss to Seymour (Seymour, TN).