But not as big as a couple of weeks earlier when Pruitt dropped to one knee on the basketball court at Allen Arena. That's when Pruitt, a Lipscomb senior and Mt. Juliet High graduate, proposed to ...

The Allen students cheer ... the Coppell High School arena and stretched on endlessly, covering the walkway leading up to what had suddenly become the epicenter of Texas high school boys basketball.

About half of the arena was filled for state games ... 26 on that list and Allen features three-star North Texas signee ...