MURFREESBORO – The adhesive tape on Fulton senior Marcellus Jackson’s chin during the TSSAA boys basketball state semifinals game against Martin Luther King embodies his insistence to be great in whatever athletic venue he is on.
Jackson, who also plays football and baseball, took a charge in the second quarter against MLK but was sustained a gash on his chin. Bleeding and in pain, he was substituted and later returned with even more charisma than before.
His performance helped Fulton clobber MLK 72-32 in the Class 3A semifinals of the TSSAA BlueCross Boys Basketball State Championships at Middle Tennessee State’s Murphy Center.