Tennessee High School Basketball - Morristown-Hamblen East over Cocke County
February 3, 2024: Newport, TN 37821 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes (Morristown, TN) and the host Cocke County Fighting Cocks (Newport, TN), saw Morristown-Hamblen East's basketball squad overcome Cocke County by a tally of 69-61.
With the victory, Morristown-Hamblen East improves its record to 21-6 on the campaign. The Hurricanes travel to Sevier County (Sevierville, TN) to confront the Smoky Bears in a 4A District 2 challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Smoky Bears come into the challenge with a record of 16-6. Sevier County won 56-41 in their recent league challenge against Morristown-Hamblen West (Morristown, TN)
Next up, the Fighting Cocks confront the Cosby Eagles (Cosby, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Cocke County will attempt to improve on its 9-16 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 14-7 record after their 80-60 league win over Washburn (Washburn, TN).