The Tellico Plains Bears (Tellico Plains, TN) basketball were winner over the visiting McMinn County Cherokees (Athens, TN), 68-59 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Sequoyah for a non-league bout on Friday, December 6. Tellico Plains will play a Chiefs team coming off a 52-48 non-league win over Concord Christian (Knoxville, TN). The Chiefs record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, McMinn County falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Cherokees travel to Science Hill (Johnson City, TN) to play the Hilltoppers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 6. The Hilltoppers go into the bout with a record of 4-2. Science Hill won 72-45 in their recent non-league bout against David Crockett (Jonesborough, TN)