Mark Saluke

Covering Howard County sports scene for @BGaskinsKT since 2005. Author of Lucy's Way: A Dog, A Drunk, and The Tao.

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Taking a quick step away from my usual Howard Co. sports reporting for a non-sports announcement. Excited to share that my debut memoir, Lucy’s Way: A Dog, A Drunk, and The Tao, is now officially available in both print and eBook editions through Amazon at https://t.co/8dRCrAmVsn

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BOYS BB: Sheridan beats Taylor in OT of sectional semi. Story from @marksalukeKT with photo gallery https://t.co/G9hhZRm43W

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HUGE shoutout to @elwoodpanthers1 for doing such a FANTASTIC job hosting sectional! Took great care of media, officials, coaches and players. Nice work! Hope you get to host many more.

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FINAL: Sheridan 67, Taylor 66 in OT. Javionne Harris hits a triple with :03 to play but with no timeouts left Sherodan let's clock run out without inbounding.

Keshawn Galloway 23 pts for Taylor, Harris 22 and 9 rebs, and Drey McClatchey 9 pts.

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Taylor and Sheridan headed to OT tied at 59-all. Deja vu in Elwood.

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Now Taylor with a 6-0 run. Titans lead Sheridan 58-54 with 2:08 to play. Blackhawk ball out of timeout.

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Sheridan on 9-2 run to open Q4, leads Taylor 54-52 with 3:59 to play. Titan ball out of timeout.

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End Q3: Taylor 50, Sheridan 45. Titans led by as many as 10 in the period but Sheridan not going away.

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Taylor 43, Sheridan 35 at 4:29 Q3. Titans have hit all four 3-pt attempts this period (5 of 5 overall) and have game's biggest lead.

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HALFTIME: Taylor 28, Sheridan 27. This game is as close as it gets. Largest lead was 6 pts for Taylor, 4 for Sheridan.

Keyshawn Galloway 11 pts to lead all scorers. Drey McClatchey 7 pts.

Javionne Harris has 3 fouls for Titans.

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I think I want a do over on this pic.🤷‍♂️

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Opening tip up at 2A Elwood Sectional semifinal opener between Taylor and Sheridan.

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End Q1: Taylor 13, Sheridan 12.

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Keyshawn Galloway added 10 pts for Taylor.

For Tipton, Peyton Auler netted 21 pts and Dakota Garmon had 14 pts.

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FINAL: Taylor 59, Tipton 53 in OT. Javionne Harris with a mo ster line of 26 pts/15 rebs.

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Correction: Harris with 28 pts.

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Taylor 58, Tipton 53 with :29 remaining in OT. Blue Devil ball out of timeout.

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Taylor and Tipton going OT in Elwood, tied 50-all.

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Taylor and Tipton tied at 50-all with :47 to play. Titan ball out of timeout.

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End Q3: Taylor 36, Tipton 34.

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Halftime: Tipton 25, Taylor 23. This one is a battle. Javionne Harris with 13 pts to lead Taylor. Grayson McFalls has 7 for Tipton. Fun fact: both squads shot 9 of 24 (38%) from the field in the 1st half.