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CARLISLE BOY’S WINS CLASS A – 2013 NO. 1

Derik Elliott’s jumper from the left baseline with three seconds left gave Carlisle County a rather unlikely All A Classic regional title, on a play that — for the most part — ran exactly as it was designed. The shot itself was anything but textbook, a twisting turnaround fadeaway jumper over May fi eld’s Jacob Tyler, who had already rejected six shots. “If I get set, he’s going to block it,” a jubilant Elliott said. “I had to catch and shoot and I had to fade, because he was right on me.” Elliott’s shot gave the Comets a 55-54 win over May fi eld on Saturday night at Paducah Tilghman’s Otis Dinning Gymnasium, sending Carlisle to the small- school state tournament for only the second time in the event’s 24- year history. Carlisle (14-7) will take on Bardstown, last year’s state tournament runner-up, on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. (CDT) at the Frankfort Civic Center. Carlisle did it the hard way, too, winning three tough games in as many nights, starting with Thursday’s game with archrival Hickman County. The Comets avenged a 32-point loss to No. 1 seed St. Mary in the semi fi nals, then rallied from a 10-point third-quarter de fi cit against the quicker Cardinals. “Honestly, being out of school because of the fl u probably helped us,” O’Neill said. “The kids were able to stay home and sleep in, then we had pregame meals at school that the parents and grandparents were cooking, and they got a lot of rest that way. If we’re in school, that St. Mary game is hard to come back for. “We had to gut it out, too, com- ing back like that. Their 3-2 zone gave us fi ts — we didn’t get many looks. They did some things on their press that we had to adjust to, and they’re just a tough team to come back on.” Even with the momentum seemingly turning on it, May- fi eld (10-10) still held the upper hand with a 53-50 lead with less than two minutes remaining. The Cardinals were in their delay game when freshman Lane Kennemore launched a 3-pointer from the wing, giving Carlisle an opening through which it barged. Elliott shot caps crazy Carlisle victory BY JOEY FOSKO jfosko@paducahsun.com Please see CARLISLE | 3C ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Mayfield’s Taye Love (5) (right) jumps in the air before releasing the ball for an attempted basket while Carlisle County’s Marcus Burnett (left) attempts to block his shot on Saturday night at the All A Classic boys regional championship game at Paducah Tilghman High School.

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