Trinity Outlasts Campbell County 42-40 to Advance to the State Final

This game left Rupp Arena speechless. The Campbell County Camels fall short of upsetting Trinity after a miraculous comeback, losing 42-40.

.@GoRocks survive and advance! pic.twitter.com/37LnoSXr95

— Jonathan Dunn (@jdunnlex18) March 10, 2019

This game ended on a 50/50 call. Down by two with 4.3 seconds to go, the Camels inbounded the ball to their star senior, Reid Jolly for a chance to send it to overtime.

Was it a foul? You be the judge. Here are two different angles.

NO FOUL!?!? Wow. The officials leave to a parade of boos. Trinity wins 42-40. pic.twitter.com/ZaYI6gk9Tf

— Brent Wainscott (@BrentW_KSR) March 10, 2019

Final | Boys Basketball
Sweet Sixteen Semifinals

Trinity – 42
Campbell County – 40 pic.twitter.com/mK9VKDDFgf

— Jared MacDonald (@JMacDonaldSport) March 10, 2019

Trinity jumped out early in this one, holding a 20-5 lead at the start of the second quarter led by David Johnson who had 10 points and five rebounds in the first half. But, Campbell County refused to let the mismatch lead to a blowout, as they went on a 15-2 to close the first half.

That momentum would carry over to the second half where the Camels would hold the Shamrocks to just five points in the third quarter that would give Campbell County a two-point lead headed to the final quarter.

THE CAMELS HAVE CAME ALL THE WAY BACK TO TAKE THE LEAD 24-22!!! pic.twitter.com/t6kqFUp0w1

— Brent Wainscott (@BrentW_KSR) March 10, 2019

From there, it was back and forth the whole way. Trinity started the fourth on a 6-0 run to give them the lead for every possession except for one in the fourth quarter. The Camels kept the game within at least four points the rest of the way but fell just short.

Ultimately Trinity would walk away victorious with a great game out of David Johnson who had 13 points. Trinity will play the winner of Scott County and Warren Central tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. ET in the State Final.

Sidenote: Rupp Arena was rocking for this one. Great work by the Campbell County Student Section.

My oh my pic.twitter.com/ac01tmxzP5

— Brent Wainscott (@BrentW_KSR) March 10, 2019

It appears Campbell County has recruited Scott County to join them for this one pic.twitter.com/xuVQwLZCKB

— Brent Wainscott (@BrentW_KSR) March 10, 2019

Campbell County getting fired up for what should be a classic fourth quarter pic.twitter.com/Hg29TPWHvH

— Brent Wainscott (@BrentW_KSR) March 10, 2019