Sets regular season win record with 20; tied now with 21 wins overall; 113 points against Miller tops history; faces Thomasville tonight
Jackson Steele (3) looks for rebound
Joseph Obannion (33) blocks a pass
Flomaton High School's football team reached goals never achieved in the history of FHS and now the Hurricane basketball team is rewriting the record book following Tuesday night's 113-33 victory over T.R. Miller in the opening round of the area basketball tournament.
Flomaton set the regular season win record with 20 wins, topping the old record of 19. It has now tied the record of 21 wins in a season with its victory over T.R. Miller.
The Hurricanes, now 21-7, will host Thomasville in a 7 p.m. game today (Thursday) in the regional championship game. Another Flomaton record was broken Tuesday when the Canes scored 113 points.
Head coach Leroy Steele said he saw great potential in this year's team back during the summer.
"It started back in the summer," he said. "We went to Auburn and beat every big school who was willing to play us."
Flomaton finished area play with a 7-1 record with its only loss coming on the road to Thomasville.
"We beat them by 20 here and they beat us by 20 there," Steele said.
He said being at home for the area title game is crucial.
"We're undefeated at home," Steele said. "That's how important it is. We shoot better at home normally and the players feed off the fans. I hope we have a packed house Thursday night."
The winner of Thursday's area title game will host a subregional game while the loser will have to travel to Mobile.
"I'd much rather host a subregional in Flomaton than have to travel to Mobile," Steele said.
He noted Tuesday night's 113-33 win over Miller allowed him to play everybody on his roster and help keep legs fresh.
"Our starters played eight minutes," he said. "They played the first two minutes of the third quarter and didn't go back in. We're trying to get better for what's to come."
Steele said the success begins with a very unselfish team where every member understands his role on the team.
"I've been coaching these guys since they were in the fourth grade in basketball and football," he said. "It's the most unselfish team I've ever been associated with. They are good kids and hardworking kids. Everybody understands their role, whether it's shooting the basketball, playing defense or rebounding."
Steele said sometimes people put too much emphasis on scoring, but noted if everybody does their job, scoring will come.
"Show me a guy who doesn't score a point but has 10 assists and grabs 10 rebounds and I'll show you a basketball player," he said. "Our guys know their roles and that's what makes it so special."
