The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans (Morristown, TN) basketball nipped the host Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes (Morristown, TN), 69-63 in Friday's league test.

The Trojans (8-6) will now prepare for their test against Austin-East (Knoxville, TN). The Roadrunners go into the non-league test with a 5-5 record. In their last test, Austin-East got by Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, TN), 65-63, in a non-league test.

The Hurricanes now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Cocke County for a non-league test on Monday, January 9. Morristown-Hamblen East will encounter a Fighting Cocks squad coming off a 63-53 non-league win over Robbinsville (Robbinsville, NC). The Fighting Cocks record now stands at 11-6.