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The Shelby County girls’ basketball team closed out its regular season with one of its best efforts.

The Rockets started strong before falling, 74-31, at Frankfort on Thursday.

Shelby County trailed by just six early in the second quarter before the Panthers hit a flurry of 3-pointers. With her team leading, 22-16, junior forward Sheree Brown hit the first of five 3-pointers to help the Panthers to a 39-23 lead.

Frankfort, which hit 10 3-pointers in the game, outscored the Rockets, 35-8, in the second half.

Ding, ding, ding, it’s time for Round 4 of Collins vs. Shelby County.

Their boys’ basketball teams will meet for the fourth and final time, this season at 7 p.m. Thursday night in the 30th District Tournament semifinals at Spencer County.

Unlike the previous three meetings, though, this is a winner-take-all match-up between the Titans (17-10) and the Rockets (4-23). The victor will have its ticket punched into the 30th District final on Saturday as well as next week’s 8th Regional Tournament.

The Collins boys’ basketball team closed out its regular season with another close call (surprise!).

This time, though, the Titans’ comeback came up short.

Collins, which had made a habit of come-from-behind victories in its late-season four-game winning streak (two of which came in overtime), fell behind early at Woodford County. But this time the Titans couldn’t complete the rally, falling, 58-55.

TAYLORSVILLE - Seventh-grader Justus Martin scored 17 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead the Shelby County girls’ basketball team to a 46-30 victory over Eminence on Monday night in the opening round of the 30th District Tournament at Spencer County.

The Rockets fell behind by 6 points, 9-3, late in the first quarter before rallying behind Martin. She finished the first half with 11 points and 11 rebounds as fourth-seeded Shelby led the fifth-seeded Warriors 20-18.