Taylor Guess | The New 5th District Career Scoring Leader

ARLINGTON, Ky. - On the plains of far western Kentucky Saturday afternoon when Crittenden County senior guard Taylor Guess became the most profile scorer in Fifth District basketball history, the Lady Rockets made a cumulative statement of their own.

Taylor Guess scored 16 in the win at Carlisle.

CCHS beat host Carlisle County 74-54, effectively declaring itself the small-school champion of Kentucky’s west coast. Because only three days earlier Carlisle and Crittenden – champions of the first and second regions, respectively – played in the All A Classic State Tournament more than 300 miles to the east. Neither of them won, so they came home to duke it out it Comet country.

Guess, scored 16 points, among them the basket to overtake the career scoring record in Fifth District history. Her pull-up, 15-foot jumper off the right elbow in the first half surpassed the previous record of 2,351 established in 1981 by Lyon County’s Saundra Oliver, who was watching the game online from her Florida home. Guess now has 2,362 career points and more than 800 rebounds.

Crittenden was tested early by Carlisle’s penetrating offense, but squared things away before halftime and won easily as freshman Anna Boone scored a career-high 28 to lead the way. Elliot Evans was the only other Rocket in double figures with 13.

CCHS is now 16-4 on the season and will play next at Paducah Tilghman on Tuesday. The Comet girls are now 14-7. Crittenden and Carlisle had faced one another a half dozen times over the past six years. Crittenden has now won four straight over the Lady Comets.

Crittenden County 19 35 57 74

Carlisle County 16 28 44 54

CRITTENDEN - Guess 16, N.Boone 1, A.Boone 28, Evans 13, Hatfield 6, Federico 6, Hunt 2, McDaniel, Rushing 2, Holeman, Hodge. FG 31. 3-pointers 5 (Guess, A.Boone 2, Evans 2). FT 7-8.

CARLISLE – Whitacker 20, McGee 4, Hogancamp 18, Edging 1, Jones 11. FG 18. 3-pointers 2 (Whitacker). FT 16-21