The McMinn County Cherokees (Athens, TN) basketball crushed the visiting Ooltewah Owls (Ooltewah, TN), 77-47 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cherokees now possess a 6-4 record. They play next when they host Bradley Central for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. McMinn County will play a Bears team coming off a 71-56 non-league loss to Walker Valley (Cleveland, TN). The Bears record now stands at 6-2.

With the loss, Ooltewah falls to 1-8 on the campaign. The Owls travel to Chattanooga Central (Harrison, TN) to play the Pounders in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Pounders go into the bout with a record of 2-2. Chattanooga Central won 48-45 in their recent league bout against East Ridge (Chattanooga, TN)