Perfection…
The County Line Indians capped a historic season on Friday night in Hot Springs… a season that may never again be duplicated. With just .08 seconds remaining in the state championship game, the Indians scored the winning basket, completing a come from behind victory over the Marked Tree Indians.
County Line trailed by as much as 11 points midway through the third quarter before clawing their way back to take the lead. County Line, who never had a game in doubt throughout the state playoffs, found themselves down against a very good and athletic Marked Tree team that was clogging the lane and hitting shots from both the perimeter and from inside.
With the win, County Line finished a perfect season with an astonishing record of 45 wins and no losses. The state championship was the final jewel in a perfect season that many generations of Indians and basketball fans statewide will remember and talk about. It was history in the making, and for this reporter, it was a privilege to be there to witness this great feat.
RNN Sports will have a complete recap on this game on Monday. Watch for this story on our online platform at residentnewsnetwork.com
And you will not want to miss the championship edition of RNN’s Logan County Edition weekly newspaper that will be published in two weeks! This special edition will have photos from the championship game that will be great for scrapbooks or framing! If you have not yet subscribed to the Logan County Edition weekly newspaper, just go to residentnewsnetwork.com and click on the “subscribe” link on the page!
In addition to all of our coverage, photos from the game will also be posted on RNN Sports’ Facebook page at “Team Press Pass“. There you will find many photos from the game that readers may copy and share at no charge. Those photos will be available late next week (approximately March 16.)
Congratulations to the County Line Indians, coach Joe Brunson, and to the entire school community and fan base on a legendary year! It has been our privilege to cover the Indians, and we thank you for reading RNN Sports!
