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COMET BOYS DEFEAT TORNADO – 1980

Area supremacy clouded after Comet win By TONY WILSON "Don't ask me," said Carlisle coach reverse directions after meeting the fly Lone Oak had intercepted Comet "Their outside shooting, especially Sun Ass't Sports Editor Craynor Slone, who refused to bite at swatter hand of a Carlisle player. with rapid-fire regularity, Hunt, made a big difference for them,' Someone should offer thanks that the "Who's No. 1" bait. "I don't think Then, in the fourth quarter and the Tilghman didn't get the chance. Miller said. these two teams won't meet again dur- either team played that well.' game tied at 45-all, he spiked the the regular : season, if only so that Many fans were licking their lips at attempt of Crowley, a good six inches Hunt usually dribbled out of trouble Tilghman, down by six with 37 layup with one or two Tilghman players hot seconds left, wouldn't ing give up. Beard no more damage will be done to aching the thought of a rematch of the two taller in height, into the seats to spoil backs and the credibility of the "We're teams, which have been picked one- two-on-one Carlisle fast break. But it on his heels. "That's exactly what we hit a free throw and sank a layup after, a No. 1" chant. two by area coaches as the region's Slone heartburn, who admitted: feel like we have to do," said Slone. grabbing the rebound off his missed seAnyone near the basket "I gave "We need Hunt handling the ball a lot cond attempt. was when a shot best. -ranked Tilghman traveled to thought it was goaltending, to be and open up things for the attempted by either Carlisle Coun- Bardwell in early December, minus an truthful." pass.' Carlisle missed an oportunity to imty or P Paducah Tilghman Friday night injured Beard, to tackle Carlisle. It Only a few minutes earlier Tilghman Hunt did more than dribble, though. proved a 59-56 edge with eight seconds might prescribe to the latter. "Some came away a six-point loser. had been in full command. The Blue He hit seven of nine shots from the left by missing a free throw. Following fouls were called," said Tilghman The rematch was expected to be last Tornado increased its seven-point field, mostly in the 15-20 foot range, the rebound, Tilghman guard Greg coach Berny Miller. "A lot weren't." week in the Tilghman Christmas Tour- halftime lead by outscoring Carlisle 8- and finished with 14 points. Overstreet drove for a layup and tried And the "We're No. 1" cry? It nament. But Lone Oak aborted Carli- 4. But at 35-24, the Comets began to to draw a foul. shouldn't hold much stock now, not sle's march in the semifinals and turn- streak. more in the fourth quarter, the final But Carlisle players gave him Tilghman regained the lead twice Carlisle's pulsating 59-58 victory ed the Comets into a bumbling, fumbl- They outscored Tilghman 14-4 over time when Beard grabbed stuffed in a basket uncontested and after watched the over host Tilghman that made anyone unit with a devastating press. the final four minutes of the third layup off a rebound, was fouled and hit final two seconds click off to enough to try to tab the First Tilghman won the title by beating the quarter to edge within 40-39. And when a subsequent free throw for a 45-43 ad- strengthen its claim that it's the best foolish Region's best team take a step Purple Flash in the final. Crowley's soft jump shot from 15 feet vantage with six minutes left. team in the region. backward. So the second meeting was postponed fell through to start the fourth, Carlisle Tilghman has now lost two games in a week, but it lost none of its intensity. owned its first lead of the game. Hunt, however, found junior reserve could "Sure, beat we wanted with to prove that we both to Carlisle. Carlisle has lost "We had some remind us that That surge came despite a Rodney Crice with a pass that brought them Beard," said 11; people. two games in 13; both to Lone Oak. And Beard would make a big difference for Tilghman's full-court pressing defense Crowley. any dif"But it doesn't make c conquerer of the streak- them," said Slone. "There's no doubt that Miller obviously hoped would pro- an uncontested layup and the second of ference when we play them. It's Lone Oak, the ing Comets, has lost twice to Tilghman. he did." duce the same results as Lone Oak's the game's four ties. After the two Tilghman. incentive enough.' That's "I still think we're the best," said The game was four quarters of had a week earlier. "Hey, we're not teams traded two baskets, Hunt sank a Tilghman guard Larry Beard, who elbows, shot blocking and lane- that bad against the press," said Slone. driving eight-footer, Crice hit a short Tighman. . 15 28 40 58 Carlisle County. .. . 10 21 39 59 scored a game-high 20 points. clearing rebounds. Beard, a slight 6-2 "Not like the we were against Lone "We've got to be considered one of senior, was on both ends of most of it. Oak." jumper and Hunt followed with a layup CARLISLE COUNTY (59) - Crowley 9 0-1 18, Hall 3 0-2 the best, at least," said Carlisle center In the first half, as Tilghman assum- Carlisle guard. Marsh Hunt had a that brought a six-point Carlisle lead 6, Gibson 4 1-2 9, Crice 5 0-0 10, Robert Nelson 1 0-0 2, Ronnie Nelson 00-00, Guhy 00-00. Paul Crowley, who led his team with 18 ed leads as large as nine points, he saw good deal to do with his team's effec- with 1:26 left and began the trickle of TILGHMAN (58) 7, Beard 9 2-3 20, York 3 2-7 8, Lambert points. two of his twisting layup attempts tiveness in breaking it. Whereas as fans to their cars. 46-7 14, Overtstreet 2-3 10, davis 3 0-26, Barnett 00-00.

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