Cocke County came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 64-43 margin over the South Greene Rebels. Given the Fighting Cocks' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Rebels are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
02/01/25 @ South Greene | 9 |
12/21/24 vs Scottsboro | 5 |
11/27/24 vs Daniel Boone | 4 |
01/28/25 vs Grainger | 4 |
11/19/24 @ Elizabethton | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cocke County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Wheeler, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Wheeler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blakelyn Clevenger, who posted 12 points and five boards.
Cocke County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for South Greene, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-13.
Cocke County will welcome Northview Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cocke County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season. As for South Greene, they will square off against Happy Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Greene is facing Happy Valley at the right time seeing as Happy Valley is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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