Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Northview Academy Cougars (Kodak, TN) and the visiting Cocke County Fighting Cocks (Newport, TN), saw Northview Academy's basketball squad hold off Cocke County by a count of 52-46.

With the victory, Northview Academy upgrades its record to 10-2 on the campaign. The Cougars host Knoxville Central (Knoxville, TN) to play the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 15. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Knoxville Central won 59-49 in their recent non-league challenge against Austin-East (Knoxville, TN)

Next up, the Fighting Cocks play the Cosby Eagles (Cosby, TN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 15. Cocke County will attempt to upgrade on its 7-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 56-50 non-league win over Chuckey-Doak (Afton, TN).