Basketball Recap: Sevier County Beats Morristown-Hamblen West for Their Ninth Straight Win

Smoky Bears

Previous Games

02/13/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen West	77-58
02/11/25 @ Cocke County	75-50
02/10/25 vs Gatlinburg-Pittman	81-53
02/07/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen West	77-58
02/04/25 @ Heritage	55-43
+ 4 more games

Sevier County had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They strolled past the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 77-58. Given the Smoky Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Trojans are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sevier County's victory bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.

Coming up, Sevier County will head out to square off against Oak Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Ridge is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Sevier County a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, they have already played their next contest, a 68-56 win against Campbell County on the 14th.