Albany, Denney Faith shuck bridesmaid tag with Class 2A Division II title win over Mart

ARLINGTON – Albany head coach Denney Faith is a bridesmaid no more after his Lions knocked off perennial power Mart, 41-21, in the Class 2A Division II title game on Wednesday night in AT&T Stadium. Faith, in his 36th season as the head man at Albany, and his Lions lost in their previous four state championship game appearances. 

"It feels a lot better than I thought is was going to feel," Faith said after the game. "We've had a lot of really good football teams that have been close so many times. These guys were able to get it done, and not just for themselves. This was also for those other teams that fought their guts out to get to this spot and couldn't finish."