The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will take on the Cocke County Fighting Cocks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Knoxville Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Cocke County likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Knoxville Catholic beat Baylor 60-48.
Cade Murphy
| 01/14/25 @ Baylor | 20 |
| 01/03/25 @ Walker Valley | 31 |
| 12/30/24 vs Laredo LBJ | 23 |
| 12/28/24 vs Tate | 23 |
Knoxville Catholic can attribute much of their success to Cade Murphy, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists, and Tj Tipton, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Murphy's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Asbaty, who posted seven points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Cocke County came up short against Northview Academy on Tuesday and fell 72-61. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Cocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Cougars are ranked 86th).
Cocke County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-12. As for Knoxville Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
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