Wesley Fain was in good company last weekend in Montgomery.

As part of the Alabama Independent School Association’s all-star classic at Huntingdon College, the 6-foot-1 senior guard from Morgan Academy spent the weekend with two players still bickering over a state title game that was played a few weeks beforehand.

The two players were Edgewood’s Nick Williford and Springwood’s John Morrison, two of the best players in the state out of AISA. Fain was honored to be one of 12 players selected from the state to play for the East team, which lost to the West by 20 points, he said.

“Every person you got matched up with was good,” said Fain, who scored seven points in Saturday’s game.

“There definitely weren’t any weak players. When you get to see everybody you’ve played against and you’re on the same team as them, it’s a big honor.”

Fain, who averaged 11 points a game and four rebounds during the 2001-02 campaign, was Morgan Academy’s lone representative in this year’s all-star game.

Morgan Academy’s recently retired head coach Mike Sexton, whose coaching career spanned almost four decades, said it was satisfying to see Morgan Academy represented in the all-star classic for at least the eighth time in as many years.

With Wesley, it wasn’t difficult to see why he was chosen, he said.

“The biggest plus Wesley has going for him is his work ethic,” Sexton said. “Had it not been for the fact that he works so hard, his game wouldn’t be where it is today. His work ethic is his strongest attribute.”

Saturday’s up-tempo game was a learning experience for the senior, Fain said. Playing against former foes, however, was something that took some getting used to.

“It was weird actually playing with them, especially during practice because those are the people you talk trash to during the season,” said Fain, who is still debating whether he wants to continue his playing career in college.

“It was a little awkward at first. You got to find out that if you didn’t like them during the season your views changed when you got to know them a little better, especially off the basketball court.”

As far as playing on the collegiate level is concerned, Sexton believes Fain can succeed if he sets realistic goals and pursues them as hard as he plays basketball.

“Most people at least want to see what they can do at the next level,” Sexton said. “It doesn’t hurt to have those expectations and to make every try you possibly can to reach them.”

Said Fain: “I don?t know yet. I’ve thought about it a lot and I’ll just have to see if I really want to or not.”