[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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              FAIRDALE--KENTUCKY BASKETBALL'S ``TOP DOG''

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                         HON. ROMANO L. MAZZOLI

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 1994

  Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, one of the most important subjects in the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky is basketball.
  Today, I congratulate the Fairdale High School Bulldogs for winning 
the 77th annual Kentucky State High School Basketball Tournament. It is 
the third State title Fairdale, located in the district I am proud to 
represent, has won.
  All the teams played extremely well as evidenced by the final game 
between Fairdale and the Paul Dunbar School of Lexington. In fact, the 
game's most frantic action came in the last 44 seconds. The final score 
of 59-56 gave Fairdale the victory before 9,000 screaming fans at 
Freedom Hall in Louisville.
  Lloyd Gardner, who was the assistant coach at Fairdale in 1990 and 
1991, took home his first championship as head coach. His assistant 
coaches are: Kent Able, Greg Longacre, John Smith and Ernest Smith. The 
team trainers are: Jimmy Croan and Eric Withers. And, the members of 
the 1994 Kentucky State Championship team are: Theo Kenemore; Anthony 
Wales; Antwuan Jones; Tony Hawkins; Keith Weathers; Brent Hicks; Tony 
Wales; William Anderson; Terrance Jones; B.J. Davis; Monty Bussey; 
Jimmy Kincaid; Eric Martin; Jenson Bell; Bryon Strawter; Troy Brown; 
and, Rashawn Morris, who was voted the game's most valuable player.
  I congratulate Fairdale High School and ask now that the following 
article be included in the Record:

               [From the Courier-Journal, Mar. 27, 1994]

                                Top Dogs

                             (By Bob White)

       Terrance Jones' three-pointer from the right corner was the 
     shot that gave Fairdale its third boys' state high school 
     basketball championship in five years last night, but some of 
     the game's most frantic action came in the remaining 44 
     seconds of the battle between Bulldogs.
       Jones' goal erased a 56-54 lead by Paul Dunbar of Lexington 
     and gave Fairdale a 57-56 edge en route to a 59-56 victory in 
     the 77th annual State Tournament final before 9,640 fans in 
     Freedom Hall.
       Jones, however, missed the front end of the bonus with 24.6 
     seconds left, and teammate Anthony Wales did the same at 
     0:09.0.
       Before adding this title to those it won in 1990 and '91, 
     Fairdale had to watch Paul Dunbar's Terrance Huguely miss two 
     free throws with 3.4 seconds remaining and his team trailing 
     by a point.
       After Huguely's second miss, Fairdale's 6-foot-5 Eric 
     Martin grabbed the rebound and was fouled by Greg Jones at 
     0:01.7. Martin, who had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the 
     game, swished two free throws to make it 59-56.
       Even than Fairdale couldn't celebrate. Paul Dunbar's long 
     inbounds pass was reflected, but Jeff Baker got off a 30-
     footer that bounced off the rim at the buzzer, finally 
     enabling Fairdale's players to mob each other in jubilation.
       It was Fairdale's third title in six trips to the Sweet 
     Sixteen but Lloyd Gardner's first crown in three years as 
     head coach. He was Stan Hardin's assistant in 1990 and '91.
       ``Sure, it feels better because I'm the head coach now,'' 
     Gardner said. ``It means we're carrying on the tradition and 
     that we have accomplished something.''
       Fairdale was No. 2 in The Courier-Journal's Litkenhous 
     Ratings at the end of the regular season even though the 
     Bulldogs had won two prestigious tourneys, the Louisville 
     Invitational and King of the Bluegrass.
       ``Can anyone tell me these kids aren't No. 1 now?'' Gardner 
     asked.
       Has Fairdale built a dynasty now?
       ``It means the program is still alive,'' he said. ``I'm so 
     happy for the kids. I don't see how they've put up with me so 
     long, but when the key time in the game comes, they listen to 
     me.''
       Tony Wales scored 14 points for Fairdale, including three 
     baskets early in the fourth quarter. Tourney Most Valuable 
     Player Rashawn Morris added 13, including a three-pointer at 
     the horn ending the first quarter.
       But the husky Jones hit the game-winner, the shot that gave 
     Fairdale (34-4) its ninth straight victory and made Paul 
     Dunbar (32-9) the runner-up for the second straight year.

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