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Fairmont continues rolling in sectional tourney
Meet the No. 1 area sleeper in the boys basketball tournament: Fairmont.
After completing the regular season 12-8, the Firebirds have posted back-to-back impressive tournament performances, including a 74-61 defeat of Troy on Thursday, March 4, at UD Arena in a Division I sectional tournament game.
It was the Firebirds’ seventh straight win, and they improved to 14-8. They might also be the most improved team in the area, forced by a difficult injury situation.
Fairmont started the season with three key players missing time with injury - Sherman Wilkinson (a key energy player), Kevin Sharick (who had 14 points in a strong all-around game, mostly inside) and Austin Meddford (another 6-6 inside presence). Despite that, the Firebirds dropped their second game, against Wayne, by just 10 points. Later, in January, they lost to Trotwood-Madison, the area’s No. 2-rated big-school team after Wayne. That margin was two points.
Then, as the missing players returned, Fairmont improved. After a 68-60 loss against Wayne on Jan. 29 to drop their record to 7-8, the Firebirds started ripping off wins.
“I’m always most pleased when we guard,” said Fairmont coach Hank Bias.
Senior guard Mark Shadowens set a season high with 27 points against Troy, and it was the first time he scored more than 20 all season. He matches the team’s improvement heading into a sectional final against Sidney at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Nutter Center.
“Mark’s less concerned with Mark than he’s ever been,” Bias said. “He doesn’t care how many points he gets, but he wants to do the things to help us win.”
Like his coach, Shadowens said the defensive performance was key. On Thursday, like they have all season, the Firebirds did most of their damage inside, and that’s how they’ll continue to play. In transition and with passing, Fairmont looked strong throughout.
“We’re at our best when we’re playing well on defense,” Shadowens said.
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