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Strong start for Admirals

Senior point guard pours it on Tornadoes

November 26, 2025 by Bill Howard, Correspondent

It was a strong start to the new season for Farragut High School’s boys’ basketball team last Thursday night at Lynn E. Sexton Gymnasium.

It was an even stronger start for Parker Lane.

The senior point guard poured in 33 points – 15 in the first quarter alone – to lead the Admirals to a 73-62 win over Alcoa High School. Lane drained eight of 13 shots from beyond the three-point arc.

“It’s amazing,” Lane said. “We’ve been looking for this all off-season. That’s a tough team, that’s a good team. We’re really excited to get this win.”

“Really proud of our guys,” FHS coach JP Burris said. “Parker played out of his mind. He takes those shots because he’s earned them. He’s a testament to hard work and consistency.”

Parker’s first-quarter output – which included four treys – gave the Admirals a 27-19 lead at the end of the period. A 16-6 advantage in the second quarter, which included a 14-4 run to the end - put Farragut up 43-25 at intermission.

Lane wasn’t without help on offense. And defense, according to Burris, was equally vital.

Fellow senior Reid Vining scored 17 points and hauled in 14 boards. Senior Britton Lewis chipped in 15 points. The team effort wasn’t lost on Burris.

“Reid Vining, phenomenal job on the boards,” he said. “Britton Lewis, phenomenal on the boards. (Senior) Aiden Foshie, he had six offensive rebounds at halftime. Those three were massive on the boards for us, and (senior) Daniel Lanning’s defense was a big difference for us as well.”

An 8-2 Alcoa run in the third period cut FHS’s lead to 12, 51-39, with 3:12 left. But the Admirals finished the period by outscoring the Tornadoes 8-3, and led 60-43 after three.

AHS’s 10-2 stretch late in the fourth, which cut the Admirals’ lead to 13, was too little too late. Farragut’s final points were, fittingly, two free throws by Lane with 42 seconds left.

“That’s a really, really good Alcoa team,” Burris said. “We’re really proud of our guys matching them. That’s good for us to play a really good team that is gonna be right back in the state tournament.”

Alcoa’s Jibril Koko scored 25 for the Tornadoes. Jay Kirk added 17.

“We’re really proud of our guys, playing with good energy and being tough,” Burris said. “This is a good win for us.”

Before the game, Lane was honored for scoring his 1000th career point, which came in the post-season this past spring.