McMinn Central’s Elizabeth Masengil, left, and Kelsey Young battle Red Bank’s M. Shannon Wilbanks for the ball during their Region 3-AA semifinal game at East Ridge High School on Monday.East Hamilton’s girls didn’t have nearly the polished finish to their Region 3-AA high school basketball semifinal Monday like in their quarterfinal Friday, but style points don’t count.
The only points that count are those on the scoreboard, and the Lady Hurricanes outlasted Sequoyah 74-66 at East Ridge.
McMinn Central cruised past Red Bank 75-35 in the other semifinal.
East Hamilton (23-8) will take on McMinn Central (23-7) in Wednesday’s championship game at East Ridge at 7 p.m. The Chargerettes won both regular-season meetings, but the Lady Hurricanes played them within single digits at East Hamilton.
“One thing, this gets us to a state sectional,” East Hamilton coach Derek Morris said. “We wanted to get at least as far as we did last year, and we’ve done that. As far as McMinn Central, we welcome the opportunity to play them. I may not be saying that Wednesday.”