But it’ll take a week or so before we actually enjoy it.”Īll but three players on the Royals roster will return next season. “We peaked at the right time and accomplished a ton. “They don’t want to hear it right now, I don’t want to hear it right now, but it was an unbelievable season,” Anderson said. The magnet school located in the heart of downtown Nashville is known for rigorous academic requirements, but Anderson is seeing more interest and passion for basketball than before. Thursday’s result didn’t negate MLK’s recent surge as a program. MLK (23-8) was playing in its first state tournament since 2005. But I felt like we were a better basketball team.” We beat a really good basketball team,” Fulton coach Jody Wright said. MLK wasn’t its usual self without the seniors it’s used to relying upon.Īnderson said Quinn has been playing through pain in both knees all season. He finished with two points and four rebounds, after scoring 24 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in the quarterfinals. Baskets were rimming out early and then Williams was saddled with three fouls. The Royals were down just 27-22 at halftime after a tough start. The Royals shot 28% from the field and were scoreless for seven minutes in the third quarter until Kendall Soloman made two field goals in the final minute. Floyd scored 12 points for MLK, which shot eight free throws to Fulton’s 32. Take him out of the game and it’s going to show. (Williams) plays 11 minutes with foul trouble he’s been averaging 20 (points) and 10 (rebounds) for us the last three weeks. “Kquinn, our senior leader, goes to the bench because he hurts his knee. Guard Kquinn Donald injured his knee and didn’t return, while forward Simeon Williams was limited to 11 minutes due to foul trouble. They lacked their two senior starters for most of the game. Magnet boys basketball coach just knew that in Thursday’s second half, the odds were stacked against his team.įulton outscored MLK by 35 points after halftime and pulled away for a 72-32 victory in the Class 3A semifinals Thursday at Murphy Center. MURFREESBORO - Caden Anderson didn’t want to make excuses or pass out blame.
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