BIRMINGHAM - Finishing runner-up is not easy to take after a state championship contest, but Charles Henderson head coach Timothy Fayson felt his team accomplished too much to not be
Fayson’s Trojan boys basketball team gave unbeaten Valley its toughest test of the season, but fell short in a 54-50 loss to the Rams in the Class 5A state championship game at the BJCC Legacy Arena.
“We lost 11 seniors from last year so nobody expected us to be here,” Fayson said. “My best team was probably last year. We didn’t make last year, so this group is special.” Boyd admitted losing in the finals a second time was hard, but saw a silver lining that could help for next year. Charles Henderson had to play catch-up from there. It got the margin down to three twice, but couldn’t get over the hump.
Dooley, in fact, had a dominating second half, scoring all 19 of his points and earning 11 of his 12 rebounds in the final two quarters. He added two key defensive plays in the final two minutes. Charles Henderson’s Cross was fouled on a 3-point attempt and buried all three free throws with 53.2 seconds left, closing the gap to 48-43.
The Rams were led by Dooley’s 19 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Davis delivered 13 points off the bench and Martin had 10 points. Brandon Thomas had a team-high 12 rebounds as Valley won the battle of the boards, 40-29.
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