MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Fulton boys' basketball completed the repeat in 3A with a dominant victory against Ridgeway in the state championship game at MTSU in Murfreesboro on Saturday night.
3A Mr. Basketball winner and Tournament MVP Tyler Lee led the Falcons with 22 points in a decisive 68-47 win against Ridgeway in a state finals where Fulton never trailed.
Fulton surged in the fourth quarter and closed the game on a 12-2 run and outscored Ridgeway 23-11 in the final frame to capture their second-straight 3A crown.
The win marks the fifth state championship in Fulton history and the second time the program has won back-to-back titles. The Falcons also won two straight in 2008 and 2009.
