Memphis East’s Kobe Freeman (23) grabs the trophy as it is presented to the team after beating Cordova in the Class AAA championship on Saturday.

Alex Lomax scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in leading Memphis East to its seventh state championship with a 64-60 win over Cordova in the Tennessee Class AAA boys’ basketball final on Saturday.

Memphis-area teams have won 15 of the past 17 Class AAA titles. Lomax was named most valuable player of the championship tournament.

Terrance Moss added 12 points for the Mustangs (32-2), whose only losses were by two points or less.

East’s Rodarrious Washington scored 11 points and had eight rebounds.

East assistant coach Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was the 1990 Class AA Mr. Basketball at Treadwell before playing for Memphis State and moving on to the NBA.

East built an 18-point lead with 6:14 left, but Cordova (30-4) went on a 19-4 run to cut the deficit to 60-57 on Curtis Reeder’s layup with 53 seconds left. The Mustangs closed it out with four free throws.

East’s bench outscored the Wolves 27-2 and the Mustangs enjoyed a 37-28 rebounding advantage.

Tyler Harris scored 16 points to lead five Wolves in double figures. Jalen Dupree added 11 points and 12 rebounds for Cordova, whose 18-game win streak ended. Rogerick Brown scored 11 points and Blake Williams Jr. and Reeder both had 10.

Cordova led 11-10 after the first quarter, but East outscored the Wolves 26-10 during the next eight minutes.

Class AA

Ron Davis III scored 14 points and was named tournament MVP in leading Fulton to its third state championship with a 59-50 win over Brainerd.

Fulton (32-2) outscored Brainerd 18-5 in bench points and had a 25-8 advantage in points off turnovers.

Donovan Filer came off the bench to score 12 points for the Falcons, and Larry Roe added 10. Kentel Williams grabbed 10 rebounds.

Jesse Walker led Brainerd (30-6) with 23 points and Kentrell Evans added 10.

Fulton led by 15 with 6:30 left in the third quarter, but Brainerd made a 23-10 run and cut the gap to 46-44 on Dajuonta Ross’ layup with 6:06 left.

Malik Beavers’ foul shot cut it to 49-48 with three minutes left, but Fulton closed with a 10-2 run.

Brainerd led by one point 50 seconds into the second quarter, but Fulton closed with a 19-4 run to take a 31-17 halftime lead.

Class A

Tevin Olison scored 27 points in leading Mitchell to its third consecutive state championship with a 50-40 win over Booker T. Washington.

Olison, who grabbed seven rebounds, hit 8 of 23 from the field and 8 of 11 from the foul line and earned tournament MVP.

The finalists in Class A and AAA were all from Memphis, including AAA champion East.

Mitchell (33-5) posted a 16-10 edge in offensive rebounds and a 14-6 advantage in second-chance points.

Tyree Beason led the Warriors (32-8) with 18 points. Tyrone Sumlin, a 6-foot-6 forward, hauled in 11 rebounds.

The score was tied at 14 with 4:27 left in the first half, but Mitchell made a 12-2 run to take control. B.T. Washington never got closer than five the rest of the way.

Both teams shot below 34 percent from the floor.