Basketball Recap: Morristown-Hamblen East Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Sevier County

On Wednesday, Morristown-Hamblen East faced Sevier County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes came out on top against the Sevier County Smoky Bears by a score of 49-40. The win was nothing new for the Hurricanes as they're now sitting on five straight.

Harmony Sullivan

Points

03/05/25 vs Sevier County	16
03/03/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen West	18
02/28/25 vs Dobyns-Bennett	16
02/24/25 vs Sevier County	18

Morristown-Hamblen East's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Harmony Sullivan, who posted 16 points and seven boards. The game was Sullivan's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Wampler, who put up 11 points.

Morristown-Hamblen East's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. As for Sevier County, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-8.

Coming up, Morristown-Hamblen East will challenge Bearden at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Morristown-Hamblen East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.1 points per game this season. As for Sevier County, they will square off against Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oak Ridge will roll in looking for their 20th straight victory, something Sevier County surely won't give up without a fight.