FEATURE: A familiar name has turned Fairfield into a basketball powerhouse

The first day of second grade is an unforgettable memory for cousins McKinna and Shadasia Brackens. That’s because it’s the day that the two first met.

McKinna, now entering her senior year of high school at Fairfield, was sitting quietly when her teacher called out for another Brackens. McKinna approached Shadasia, also now a senior at Fairfield, at recess and told her that since they were cousins, they were friends. And since they were friends, they were playing at recess that day.