Nolan Coffman bucket.

62-61 Lyon County

Henderson County burns their only timeout with 27 seconds left in double-overtime. Lyon County with one timeout.

Lyon County leads 62-61.

Amare Stewart with a 3. Miss.

Ball is tied up after the rebound. Jump ball is called, Lyons have the arrow.

Lyon County uses their only timeout with 15.6 seconds left in 2OT.

Nolan Coffman is fouled quickly. Headed to the line.

Just now, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Nolan Coffman is fouled quickly. Headed to the line.

Make, make.

Lyon County leads 64-61 with 13 seconds left.

Every region in the state has been decided but this one. We’ll know soon.

Amare Steward misses a 3.

Lyon County comes down with the rebound, and their player throws the ball up to celebrate....the ball hits the ceiling with 1.1 seconds left on the clock. The ceiling is out of bounds, and Henderson County is given the ball with 1.1 seconds remaining.

Henderson County's last second three-point shot is no good.

Lyon County wins it 64-61.

Is Ryan Perry starting a little basketball factory in Eddyville?

25 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Amare Steward misses a 3.

Lyon County comes down with the rebound, and their player throws the ball up to celebrate....the ball hits the ceiling with 1.1 seconds left on the clock. The ceiling is out of bounds, and Henderson County is given the ball with 1.1 seconds remaining.

Wow ??? could have been the craziest ending if they ended up making a 3 after that happened. 

10 hours ago, NKY_Hoops34 said:

Wow ??? could have been the craziest ending if they ended up making a 3 after that happened. 

Absolutely.

Kinda reminiscent of the 1A football finals in 1994 when Beechwood was up 18-14 with seconds left on the clock. Beechwood's quarterback ran the ball back into the endzone as time expired to take a safety, and he threw the ball up to celebrate. Murray's defenders caught the ball in the endzone and claimed the quarterback had not yet made it out of bounds in the endzone before he threw the ball up, which would have made it an interception by Murray in the endzone and a touchdown for the win. The officials ruled that they had whistled the play dead before the quarterback threw the ball up, though, and Beechwood ended up with an 18-16 win.

I was right...instant classic.  That was easily one of the best high school basketball games I've seen.  Both teams left their heart on the floor. It was a shame someone had to lose.  Congratulations to Lyon County on a great season.  Bray Kirk made big plays for the Lions, and the role players came up big, knocking down timely shots. Nolan Coffman is a next-level player who put the Lions on his back down the stretch when Kirk fouled out. Coach Perry has done a great job at Lyon County, employing a unique, aggressive playing style that has yielded some impressive results.  4 out of 5 region championships, an All-A State Title, and a KHSAA State Title is one heck of an impressive resume. The Lions are playing some of their best basketball right now and are not the same team they were in December.  Though they got a tough draw, I expect them to play North Oldham to the wire and have a chance to win next week at Rupp. 

Henderson County put together an impressive season in its own right. I picked them pre-season #5 because they lost 80 percent of their scoring and 4 starters from last season's regional championship team.  They proved me wrong as they ended their season with a 26-5 record, cracked most top-25 polls, and showed lots of fight in their postseason run.  Coach Smithhart's squad returns 4 starters, including All-Region guards Xavion Johnson and Amare Stewart, and a host of underclassmen who provided some impressive performances off the bench last night. I look for the Colonels to be right back in the mix for a region title next season and potentially be one of the better teams in Kentucky. 

17 hours ago, 4 Quarters said:

Is Ryan Perry starting a little basketball factory in Eddyville?

I mean the Eddyville Commerce Commission must be creating more jobs again.