East Hamilton’s girls’ basketball team picked up a quality win at home Friday as scoring bursts in the first and third quarters proved pivotal in a 45-43 victory over Signal Mountain.
The Class AAA Lady Hurricanes (2-3) scored 16 points in the first and 17 in the third, and they did not allow more than a dozen points in any quarter against their Class A visitors.
Junior sharpshooter McKenna Hayes led the home team with 13 points and hit her third 3-pointer of the game in a tight fourth quarter.
East Hamilton was also lifted by Kayla Strickland (10 points), along with sisters Amya and Tristin Sutton, who each had nine points and combined to make all five free throws.
Signal Mountain’s Jaylah Hardy scored a game-high 17 points, with eight in the second quarter and six in the fourth. Olivia Koontz added 11 points for the Lady Eagles, who are without Austin Peay signee Lamiah Walker as she recovers from a knee injury.