Ooltewah boys fall in Class AAA quarterfinal

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.

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