Tennessee High School Basketball - Sullivan East can't hold off Elizabethton
January 28, 2025: Elizabethton, TN 37643 Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones (Elizabethton, TN) supporters left the game happy Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Sullivan East Patriots (Bluff City, TN), 73-68 in a league match.
With the victory, Elizabethton advances its record to 14-7 on the year. The Fighting Cyclones host David Crockett (Jonesborough, TN) to face the Pioneers in a 3A District 1 match on Friday, January 31. The Pioneers enter the match with a record of 13-7. David Crockett lost 52-51 in their recent league match against Unicoi County (Erwin, TN)
The Patriots now own a 4-18 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lebanon for a non-league match on Saturday, February 1. Sullivan East will face a Pioneers squad coming off a 74-61 non-league win over Tazewell (Tazewell, VA). The Pioneers record now stands at 10-7.