Cocke County lost against Carter back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cocke County Fighting Cocks took an 81-67 bruising from the Carter Green Hornets. 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 206th, while the Green Hornets are ranked 73rd).
Despite the loss, Cocke County still got an impressive performance from Will Sutton, who went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Oren Hazelwood, who posted nine points and five assists.
Chris Cowan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Carter, going 10 of 18 on his way to 30 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Cowan's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Zion Oliver was another key player, going 6 for 13 en route to 18 points and seven boards.
Cocke County has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Carter, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-6.
Cocke County has already played their next matchup, a 68-56 defeat against Morristown-Hamblen West on the 27th. As for Carter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-48 win against Seymour on the 28th.
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