MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Continuing their late-season hot streak, Memphis Central never trailed in beating Ooltewah 67-54 in the Class AAA boys’ state basketball tournament quarterfinals at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center.
Memphis Central connected on better than 50-percent of its field goals for the game, while Ooltewah was hampered by early foul trouble for two of its starters and struggled to connect from the outside, making just 4 of 27 3-point attempts.
The Warriors (19-9), who have won five straight games after an up-and-down regular season, will play Clarksville (26-11) in Friday’s semifinals at 2:30 (Eastern). Clarksville beat first-time state qualifier Cherokee 53-47 Wednesday.
Stephen has covered local sports in the tri-state area for more than 20 years, starting at the News-Free Press as a 19-year-old reporter. He has been with the Times Free Press since its inception and has been an assistant sports editor since 2005. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP’s newsroom, winning numerous state, regional and national writing awards. He was named one of the top 10 sports writers in the nation ...
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