POCA, W.Va. — Brothers Noah and Luke Frampton have been at the core of the Dots’ boys basketball success over the last couple of seasons.
Noah (now a senior) and Luke (now a sophomore) both averaged double figures in scoring last year as the Dots made the Class AA semifinals and finished with a 25-2 overall record. It’s been another hot start for Poca in 2014-2015 as well — the Dots avenged one of those losses from a year ago in defeating then-No. 1 Robert C. Byrd 62-35 in an early season battle of Class AA contenders.
Luke scored 17 points in that win, with Noah adding 15 points. Senior Matt Chandler scored 13 points, with sophomore Elijah Cuffee adding 11 in the win.
“We’ve played together our whole entire lives,” Noah Frampton said. “We all pass the ball well and it’s team ball instead of individual basketball. I feel like we can make a run this year. I think honestly if we play hard every single night, and are willing to play team basketball, not individual basketball, then we have a good chance of winning a state championship. There’s a ton of good teams out there, we just have to give it our all and see what happens.”
Cuffee and Luke Frampton combined to become one of the key storylines around the state a year ago as both made strong contributions as freshmen, ultimately earning scholarship offers from Marshall.
The older Frampton, Noah, said he plans on accepting an invited walk-on offer with the Herd.
“We’re definitely competitive with each other,” Noah said of his brother. “We’re always trying to make each other better. We’re always fighting in practice and we’re always pushing each other. He might have the upper hand in height, but I think I’m a little bit more physical than he is, so I try to push him.”
“It’s always (a challenge to me), just because he’s older,” Luke said on going up against Noah. “It makes me mad if I lose (to him), but every day we’re always at it — no matter what. Even at home, we’re always playing one-on-one, trying to get each other better.”
Poca picked up another big win this past week, taking down Class AAA runner-up from a season ago, Hurricane, 72-57. Noah Frampton had 22 points in the win with Luke adding 15 points.
The complete High School Sportsline interview with both brothers is posted at the top of the page.
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