MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Alex Stallion tried to single-handedly take over, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the double threat of Clarksville Academy twins Malcolm and Martin Smith.
Stallion scored 23 points and had six rebounds, two steals and two assists but got little help from his Arts & Sciences teammates in a 59-50 loss to the top-ranked Cougars in Friday’s semifinals of the Class A state basketball tournament at Middle Tennessee State University.
CSAS’s other four starters made just 5 of 26 field-goal attempts.
“It was really frustrating,” Stallion said. “I tried to take whatever they gave me, but it got to the point that I felt like I had to do it all myself.
“A lot of what those two big guys did was amazing. I like the way they play, but we helped them out by not really playing good defense.”