Despite a valiant come back attempt in the fourth quarter, L.C. Bird fell to Potomac in the 5A state championship. The title was the second in three years for Potomac.
Charles Falden made his name even more known as he almost single handedly took the game over, scoring 19 points in the fourth quarter, 17 over the last 2:30, including a stretch of 12 points in just 57 seconds of game clock. The unsigned senior shot 14-22 from the floor, 3-4 from three-point land and 4-5 from the charity stripe, adding seven rebounds. He finished with a season high 35 points.
Jyles Webster added nine points and six rebounds for L.C. Bird, who finished the season at 26-3.
The Skyhawks never really recovered from a barrage of six three-pointers in the first half by Potomac, who shot 8-16 (50 percent) from down town for the game.
The team’s two contributing seniors, Charles Falden and Tahkey Williams figure to play college basketball somewhere at the next level. Otherwise, four starters will return in 2016-17: Johquin “Pinky” Wiley, Mario Haskett, Jyles Webster and Cam Henry.
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TO CHARLES AND TAHKEY I AM EXPECTING GREAT THING FROM THE TWO OF YOU AT THE NEXT LEVEL. YOU WILL TRULY BE MISS. I HAVE ENJOYED WATCHING YOU PLAY UNSELFISHLY WITH YOUR TEAM MATES. WHEREVER YOU ATTEND AT THE NEXT LEVEL I WILL BE FOLLOWING. TO PINKY, MARIO, JYLES AND CAM I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AND I AM EXPECTING GREAT THINGS AND A CHAMPIONSHIP. SMILE GET THOSE RINGS.