The East Hamilton boys’ basketball team is all business, according to senior Morrell Schramm, who led a balanced attack with 19 points in a 77-62 home victory over Cookeville in the Region 3-AAA quarterfinals Saturday night.
After losing to the Cavaliers by one earlier in the season and coming off a frustrating overtime loss to Cleveland in the district final, the Hurricanes displayed a complete game with patient passing and timely defense.
“Our coaches want us to be serious,” Schramm said. “One of our keys is to get the ball inside. If Jamaal (Walker) and I can establish a powerful presence down low, we will get our outside shots and be very dangerous. We are coming together and really want to go back to state.”
The added attention to the post duo created wide-open shots for veteran guard Cameron Montgomery, who sank a pair of 23-foot 3-pointers from beyond the top of the key late in the third quarter.
East Hamilton (22-8) got off on a roll early as Darwin Randolph scored seven of his 13 points in the first quarter to create a 19-12 lead.