The Cocke County Fighting Cocks topped the visiting Southwest DeKalb Panthers basketball team by a final score of 58-39 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Fighting Cocks face the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans (Morristown, TN) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 3. Cocke County will attempt to move on its 9-6 season record. The Trojans enter the game with a 7-3 record after their 52-39 non-league win over Grainger (Rutledge, TN).

With the defeat, Southwest DeKalb moves to 6-6 on the year. The Panthers travel to Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA) to face the Hornets in a AAAA Region 6 game on Friday, January 6. The Hornets enter the game with a record of 7-4. Hapeville Charter won 54-37 in their recent league game against Miller Grove (Lithonia, GA)