Bell County extended its win streak to four to open the season with a pair of wins over the weekend in the Pride of the Mountains Showcase at Log Mountain.
Freshman forward Ethan Buell led a balanced attack with 20 points as the Bobcats downed Tri-Cities Christian 65-55 on Friday. Blake Burnett added 18 points, followed by Jaxon Thomas with 12 and Cameron Hall with 11.
Burnett poured in 24 and Hall added 21 as the Bobcats downed Knox Central 82-70 on Saturday. Buell and Thomas contributed 18 and 10 points, respectively.
The Bobcats will look to extend their hot streak when they travel to Lynn Camp on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Bell County (65) — Ethan Buell 20, Blake Burnett 18, Jaxon Thomas 12, Cameron Hall 11, Cayden Huff 2, Daniel Wilder 2.
Tri-Cities (55) — Lofton Looney 14, Ashby Chadwick 9, Will Holmes 7, Cross Chadwick 6, Jordan Peters 6, C. Mulombela 6, B. Fields 4, Seth Britton 3.
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Bell County (82) — Blake Burnett 24, Cameron Hall 21, Ethan Buell 18, Jaxon Thomas 10, Cayden Huff 6, Daniel Wilder 3.
Knox Central( 70) — Austin Bargo 22, Grayson Burton 19, Gavin Chadwell 14, Braydon Mills 6, Hayden Melton 5, Nathan Dunn 2, Christian Bargo 2.