If a basketball season was measured solely by the level of improvement from start to finish, the just concluded first year of the East Hamilton Lady Hurricanes under coach Hunter Gremore would be considered an unmitigated success.
East Hamilton lost 54-51 to visiting White County in a Region 3-AAA quarterfinal Friday night, but in doing so stood toe to toe with a team it had lost to by 17 points twice this season.
The Lady ‘Canes held a six-point halftime lead Friday, led with less than two minutes to play and were tied with a minute to go, but a rash of turnovers doomed them down the stretch.
“It was a great basketball game,” Gremore said. “We had a chance up two with a little over a minute left, but we put the ball in bounds and it goes through our hands. We turned it over the next possession and the next one, but still we are at the free-throw line with 19 seconds left with a chance to tie.”
East Hamilton (16-14), playing three freshmen much of the game, dominated the glass, recording a 36-13 rebounding edge. However, the youth showed in 23 turnovers, with seven coming in the final eight minutes as the game went back and forth.