The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs have made it back to the All “A” Classic State Tournament by winning the 4th Region championship Friday night against Glasgow, 54-43.

Clinton County 54

Glasgow 43

The Lady Dawgs improved to 20-3 on the year and are headed back to the All “A” Classic State Tournament in Frankfort, KY, after a 10 year absence.

In 2005, the Lady Dawgs made it to the finals of the All “A” Classic, but were defeated by Louisville Christian Academy. The Lady Dawgs also won the All “A” Classic two years in a row, in 2003 and 2004.

Friday night, Clinton County hosted the Lady Scotties for the chance to make it back to the tournament for the first time in a decade.

During the first quarter, Clinton County struggled from the floor, while Glasgow jumped out to 14-6 lead with 2:46 remaining in the first quarter.

The Lady Dawgs added two free throws by Ansley Stalcup at the 2:05 mark, followed by a three pointer by Shyanne McWhorter with 32.4 seconds on the clock for a 14-11 Glasgow lead after the first quarter.

As the second quarter got underway, Glasgow quickly put up four points on the board.

With 6:58 on the clock, Kayla Dicken took a charge that proved to be a momentum swing for the Lady Dawgs as Clinton County put together a 6-1 run to trail by two points, 19-17.

Glasgow’s first half game plan was to hold the ball on offense and that worked for a little while, as Clinton County remained behind at halftime, 22-19.

During the second half, Clinton County came out on a mission.

With 7:05 on the clock, Bree Boils took a charge and Clinton County came alive. Stalcup hit a free throw to cut the lead to one point, followed by a three pointer to give Clinton County its first lead of the game, 24-22.

Glasgow tied the score at the 5:16 mark and took the lead on a three pointer of its own, but baskets by Allie Hopper and Stalcup put Clinton County back on top 28-26. Stalcup was fouled on her basket, sending her to the line for and old fashioned three point play, where she made the basket for a three point lead, 29-26.

With one minute remaining, Hopper came up with a huge steal that led to Joelie Hicks taking the ball to the goal and getting fouled by Glasgow’s best player, Breanna Glover, giving her four fouls for the night.

The Lady Dawgs finish the quarter by hitting two free throws and taking a 31-27 lead at the end of three.

During the fourth quarter, the Lady Dawgs were firing on all cylinders as Clinton County’s scoring run continued.

At that point, Glasgow hadn’t scored since the 4:42 mark in the third quarter while Clinton County put together a 14-0 run to lead by nine points, 38-27.

Glasgow hit two foul shots to cut the lead to seven points, but a pair of free throws by McWhorter put Clinton County back up by nine points with 4:19 remaining, 40-31.

Clinton County remained true from the free throw line, hitting 27 of 30 for the game.

At the 1:39 mark, Boils made a play that would ultimately seal the deal for Clinton County by taking a charge on Glover, sending her to the bench with five fouls.

Close to the one minute remaining mark, Stalcup came up with the ball and was fouled hard by a Glasgow player. A small altercation between both teams broke out that resulted in two technical fouls called, one on each team, as well as a personal foul on one of Glasgow’s players.

Both teams shot the technical shots, and Clinton County shot the personal foul shots, thus giving Clinton County the ball back with a minute remaining.

After all the foul shots had been taken, Clinton County led Glasgow, 46-40.

After Hicks hit two more foul shots, Glasgow hit a three pointer to cut the lead to five points, 48-43.

Stalcup hit six free throws in a row to finish the game and didn’t allow Glasgow another point, winning, 54-43.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stalcup 23

McWhorter 12

Hicks 7

Dicken 4

Boils 4

Hopper 4

Clinton County 58

Cumberland County 40

The Clinton County Lady Dawgs were able to avenge its second loss of the season as Clinton County defeated the Lady Panthers of Cumberland County 58-40 in the semi-finals of the All “A” Classic Regional Tournament on Cumberland County’s home floor.

During the first half, Clinton County couldn’t find is rhythm even as good looks at the basket were found, the shots weren’t falling.

After the first quarter of play, Clinton County found itself up by two points, 10-8.

As the second quarter got underway, the Lady Dawgs continued to struggle from the floor.

Cumberland County tied the score at 10, but a three pointer by Stalcup put Clinton County up by three, 13-10 with 5:01 remaining in the half.

The Lady Panthers then put together an 8-0 run to take a five point lead, 18-13, but Clinton County finished the quarter with a 6-3 run to trail the Lady Panthers by two points at the half, 21-19.

The Lady Dawgs quickly came out in the second half and regained the lead from a three pointer by Stalcup, 22-21.

Clinton County started to show life and picked up the pace of the game on offense and defense.

With the game tied at 28, with nine seconds on the clock, Clinton County had the ball for one last opportunity during the third quarter. Boils dropped in a three pointer from the left wing as time expired to give the Lady Dawgs a three point lead after three quarters and to start what would be the end for the Lady Panthers, 31-28.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Clinton County picked right up where it left off in the third as Kayla Dicken made a spin move inside the lane getting the basket and the foul.

Dicken hit the free throw for a three point play and to give Clinton County the lead, 34-28.

The final quarter was all Clinton County as the Lady Dawgs scored 27 points in the quarter, compared to Cumberland County’s 12. Most of Clinton County’s points in the final quarter came from the foul line, hitting 25 of 33 for the game.

Clinton County moved on in the All “A” Classic Regional to defeat Glasgow Friday night.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stalcup 15

Hicks 11

Dicken 9

McWhorter 8

Campbell 7

Boils 5

Collins 3

Clinton County’s next contest came in the All “A” Classic State Tournament on Wednesday, against Sayre at noon local time. That game was too late for press deadline. Photos and game summary will be in next week’s edition.

An All “A” Classic State bracket can be found on the All “A” Classic’s web page at www.allaclassic.org.

Shyanne McWhorter put up a shot in the lane against Cumberland County Wednesday night of last week in the semi-finals of the 4th Region All “A” Classic Tournament. Clinton County won the game, 58-40. McWhorter finished with eight points on the night.

Above, Ansley Stalcup, Shyanne McWhorter and Kayla Dicken were named to the 4th Region All “A” All Tournament Team Friday night. Below, Stalcup and Rachel Claborn were awarded scholarships from the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic to apply to college. Stalcup was also named All “A” All Academic.

The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs headed to Frankfort this week to play in the All “A” Classic State Tournament. Clinton County defeated Todd County Central, Cumberland County and Glasgow in order to enter the state tournament for the first time in a decade.

Clinton County has won the All “A” Classic twice, in 2003 and 2004, and were runners-up in 2005.

Above, Kayla Dicken took the ball to the goal during the second half against Cumberland County in the semi-finals of the All “A” Classic 4th Region Tournament. Below, Ansley Stalcup put up a shot in the finals against Glasgow.