GLASGOW — After a season full of pain, Barren County finally found its Novocain on Tuesday.

Tyler Hughes and Josh Crews sank four free throws in the final 15 seconds of overtime, and the No. 4 seed Trojans shocked top-seeded Glasgow 48-44 in the semifinals of the District 15 Tournament at Barren County High School.

“When you look at the end of the year, we had won three or four games, but when tournament time comes anything can happen,” said Trojans senior Michael Toms, who finished with a team-high 13 points. “Everybody starts the district tournament 0-0 and we came out and gave it everything we’ve got. I love our team. We stuck together and that’s why we won the ballgame.”

With the victory, Barren County (5-23) will face Allen County-Scottsville in Friday’s 7 p.m. tournament final before advancing on to next week’s Region 4 Tournament.

Glasgow (18-6), meanwhile, saw its successful regular season give way to a postseason that ended almost as soon as it started.

“Sometimes things happen that way and obviously we certainly wish it hadn’t,” Scotties coach Jeff Hall said. “A good season does boil down to a one-game opportunity, and sometimes those one-game opportunities don’t turn out the way you want them to.

“Regardless of your record, there are no guarantees in the first round of the district tournament. Just like tonight, Barren County took advantage of it, we simply did not and we have to pat them on the back and tell them job well done. We wish them the very best and I hope they go on and win it.”

The low-scoring affair threatened to get out of hand early in the fourth quarter, when Glasgow used a 13-2 run to grab its largest lead of the game at 35-27. But Toms hit back-to-back 3-pointers on Barren County’s next two possessions, and Ben Hubbard got free inside for a layup to tie the game at 35 with 5:05 to play.

Both teams exchanged baskets before Hughes converted a 3-point play with 3:16 to go to put the Trojans up 40-37. Toms and Glasgow’s Cameron Hall matched scores to make it 42-39 before Scottie senior Craig Mosier hit a jumper to cut the lead to one with 1:44 to play.

Glasgow had a chance to take the lead at the line with 24 seconds left, but junior Dean Glass converted only one of two free throws, leaving the score tied. Neither squad capitalized on shots to win in regulation, sending the game into overtime.

Offense was slow to develop early in the extra session, but Hubbard eventually broke the tie with a layup at the 2:02 mark to give the Trojans a 44-42 edge. Cameron Hall answered right back with a jumper seconds later to lock the score back at 44-44 tie.

Glasgow had an opportunity to win the game with 15 seconds remaining, but a Hall jumper sailed off the back of the rim. Hughes grabbed the rebound and was immediately fouled, then calmly sank both free throws to put Barren County up 46-44 with 15 seconds remaining.

After another missed Scottie jumper, Crews grabbed the rebound, was fouled and – like his teammate – sank both shots to secure the upset.

“This feels great, I’m just so happy for our kids – they worked so hard and stuck with us,” first-year Trojans coach Warren Cunningham said. “That’s why you play hard all season, things happen like this every year and I was just hoping it would happen to us.

“I knew we would play hard, I knew we were ready to play and we played great. I’m just so happy for our kids, they deserve it.”

Cameron Hall led the Scotties with 14 points, but like many of his teammates, struggled to find open looks against Barren County’s array of zone defenses. Hall shot 6-for-19 from the floor, while Glasgow finished 19-for-50 overall.

Hubbard finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Trojans, who will make their eighth-straight Region 4 Tournament appearance.

After a tumultuous first year on the Barren County sidelines, Cunningham couldn’t say Tuesday’s win wiped away all the struggles. But he did say it went a long way in helping ease most of it.

“I don’t know if it makes up for all of it, but it sure does help,” Cunningham said. “I told the guys before the game that eight years ago Allen County beat Edmonson County on this same floor when they were the four seed. I think Allen was 3-24 going into that game, a lot like we were tonight.

“I just told them to believe for 32 minutes and believe that we could win if we went out there and played hard.”

BCHS 6 14 7 15 6 — 48

GHS 8 12 13 9 2 — 44

BCHS — Hubbard 12, Hughes 7, Crews 9, Toms 13, Dubree 6, Deckard 1.

GHS — Glass 1, M. Bradley 10, Hall 14, Mosier 7, Wade 7, York 3, Edwards 2.

Allen County-Scottsville 56, Monroe County 51

With Allen County-Scottsville dangerously close to having its heart broken for the second consecutive year, the Patriots’ unsung hero decided enough was enough.

Junior guard Caleb Carver hit four of his six 3-pointers in the final six minutes Tuesday as Allen County-Scottsville kept its season alive with a 56-51 win over Monroe County in the semifinals of the District 15 Tournament at Barren County High School.

“I knew they were being really physical inside on our big men and being pretty weak on the corners, so when they swung it to me they didn’t come over to guard me fast enough,” said Carver, who scored a game-high 24 points. “So when I caught it I just kept throwing it up and they were feeling good.”

The Patriots (20-10) face Barren County in Friday’s 7 p.m. district final before advancing to next week’s Region 4 Tournament.

ACS coach Scott Shelton said his two frontcourt stars – Phillip Hayes and Kevin Bunton – were effectively neutralized, but it was the ever-steady Carver that saved the day.

“He made big shot after big shot,” said Shelton, whose team fell in the first round of the district tournament at the buzzer last season to Glasgow. “I felt like he was ready to step on to the big stage and he did so in a huge way tonight. We’re all extremely proud of him.

“He’s the guy that leads us in minutes and he’s a heck of a player, he’s grown up so much and I’m extremely hard on him because I grew up as a guard and I expect a lot out of my guards. And I think sometimes he doesn’t like it, but when he steps up and plays the way he did tonight, all of it’s worth it.”

In a game that was nip-and-tuck for most of the night, it was Monroe County (9-18) that found itself ahead by two early in the fourth quarter.

But with 6:08 to play, the Carver barrage began. His first 3-pointer put the Patriots up 40-39, his second extended the lead to four at 45-41, his third pushed the advantage to 48-43 and his fourth effectively closed things out, putting the Patriots up 51-45 with just 1:45 to go in the game.

Carver said waiting through an extended Barren County-Glasgow game earlier in the night threw the team’s rhythm off. But in the end, the Patriots got it back at the right time.

“The overtime in the first game with Barren County and Glasgow was tough because we were ready when regulation was over there,” Carver said. “We were hyped up and then came down a little bit but we eventually got it back going again.”

Carver also added eight rebounds and six assists to go with his 24 points, while Anthony Graves finished the night with 12 points for the Patriots. Monroe County was paced by Caleb Sheffield’s 18 points.

Now that his team knows it will be returning to the region tournament, Shelton said that the hard part is over for the moment – Friday’s district final is just icing on the cake.

“This game is just so hard, Friday night’s easy because if you win you go on and if you lose you go on,” Shelton said. “But this one is tough and it’s hard for a lot of reasons.

“And to be able to get through this tonight … we’re just pleased and extremely happy.”

MCHS 14 13 10 14 — 51

ACSHS 16 11 8 21 — 56

MCHS — Ca. Sheffield 18, M. Sheffield 4, Kendell 2, Rich 7, N. Wilson 8, Co. Sheffield 6, Eaton 2, C. Wilson 2, Anderson 2.

ACSHS — K. Bunton 10, Hayes 6, Graves 12, Carver 24, Jeskie 3, H. Bunton 1.