Tennessee High School Basketball - Carter knocks off Cocke County
January 24, 2025: Newport, TN 37821
The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Carter Green Hornets (Strawberry Plains, TN) and the host Cocke County Fighting Cocks (Newport, TN), observed Carter's basketball team overcome Cocke County by a margin of 81-67.
The Green Hornets (16-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Seymour (Seymour, TN). The Eagles come into the 3A District 3 challenge with a 7-14 record. In their last challenge, Seymour dropped by Pigeon Forge (Pigeon Forge, TN), 69-53, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Fighting Cocks battle the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans (Morristown, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 27. Cocke County will attempt to better on its 8-14 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 4-11 record after their 66-54 league loss to Jefferson County (Dandridge, TN).