The Clinton County Bulldogs left it all on the floor Thursday night in the first round game of the 4th Region Tournament at Diddle Arena.

The effort was there, the will was there, the class was there, however, it just wasn’t in the cards for Clinton County to take home a first round victory against Glasgow.

The last time the two teams met, it was Glasgow taking away the All “A” Classic from Clinton County by defeating the Bulldogs in the opening round of the All “A” Regional at Barren County.

Thursday night’s game took a little longer, by going into overtime, but the outcome was the same as Clinton County ended its season with a 68-57 loss and a 24-7 record.

During the first quarter, Clinton County was on a good pace with the Scotties.

The Dawgs drew first blood when Senior Sawyer Stalcup knocked down a three pointer from the right wing.

Glasgow came back and scored back-to-back field goals to take the lead by one point, 4-3.

Senior Wayne Stearns tied the score on a free throw, but a pair of free throws by Glasgow put the Scotties up by two points with 5:51 on the clock.

Clinton County’s Colby Langford made a basket to tie the score at six points, but a three pointer by Glasgow saw the Scotties take the lead for the third time, 9-6.

The hot hand of the night was Stalcup who again hit a three pointer from the wing to tie the score at nine points with 2:32 remaining in the period.

Glasgow pulled away a little, picking up a five point lead, 14-9 before Clinton County finished the period with a 5-2 run to trail by two points to start the second quarter, 16-14.

During the second quarter, Clinton County tried desperately to regain the lead, but Glasgow seemed to have an answer for everything the Bulldogs threw its way.

With 5:43 on the clock, Glasgow grabbed a six point lead, 24-18, but Clinton County cut that lead to one point on a three pointer by Stalcup and a basket by Keifer Dalton, 24-23.

The Scotties hit another three pointer on the following trip down the floor for a four point lead.

Two free throws by Senior Wendell Maupin cut the lead to two points, but a three pointer by game leading scoring Quentin Ellis pushed the lead to five points with 1:30 on the clock before halftime.

Dalton finished the scoring for the half by hitting one free throw with 42 seconds to send the Bulldogs into the locker room trailing by four points, 30-26.

At the start of the second half, it seemed to fans that a different Bulldog team had entered the floor.

A field goal by Stearns, followed by two free throws, two field goals and a three pointer by Langford put the Bulldogs on an 11-2 run to lead by five points with 4:09 remaining in the third quarter, 37-32.

The Bulldogs went cold after that and Glasgow heated up outscoring Clinton County 12-5 to regain a four point lead to start the fourth quarter, 46-42.

The fight wasn’t over for Clinton County as the Bulldogs outscored the Scotties 12-8 in the final period.

With about 54 seconds remaining in regulation, and down by four points, Stalcup came off a screen on the right side high wing to drain a three pointer and get to within one point, 53-52.

On the next trip down the floor, Glasgow was fouled and went to the foul line where Parker Cash hit one of two for a two point lead for the Scotties.

As the seconds ticked off, Clinton County’s Dalton drove the lane and made a layup to tie the score and he was also fouled on the play sending him to the line for an old fashion three-point play.

Dalton missed the free throw, but the game was tied at 54 and Glasgow had the ball.

Glasgow’s point guard, who had the hot hand the entire game, was the one with the ball.

He tried to make his move with seconds winding down, but Dalton stepped in and stole the ball, throwing up a half court shot that hit off the back board as time expired, sending the game into overtime.

In OT, Glasgow scored two quick baskets to lead by four points.

Clinton County only scored three points in the overtime period while Glasgow put up 14, eight of those coming from the foul line.

As the buzzer sounded, Clinton County’s season came to a close. The Bulldogs graduate four seniors who have put excitement back into Clinton County sports this year.

Stalcup, Stearns, Maupin and Derek Albertson ended their careers with a 24-7 senior year, a district championship, and a place in the hearts of Clinton County fans everywhere.

Those four spots will be big shoes to fill next season.

Individual scoring for Clintoin County was:

Stalcup 16

Langford 16

Dalton 13

Stearns 5

Maupin 4

Davis 2

Beard 1

Senior Sawyer Stalcup hit a game changing three pointer with 53.2 seconds remaining to cut the lead to one point, 53-52 against Glasgow. Below, fans stood in front of a sign posted to show their faith in their team. The student section has been labled as Clinton County’s “6th Man” this season.

With 31.3 seconds on the clock in regulation, Keifer Dalton drove the lane and made a shot to tie the score at 54 and to send the game into overtime. Clinton County was outscored 14-3 in overtime and fell to the Scotties, 68-57.

Senior Wayne Stearns went up for a shot in the first half against Glasgow in the first round of the 4th Region Tournament Thursday night, March 1, 2012. Stearns finshed with five points.

Colby Langford put up a hook shot against Glasgow’s Parker Cash during Thursday night’s first round game of the 4th Region Tournament. Langford finished the game with 16 points.