It's official: Meadow Heights has national record with 36 3-pointers

Saturday was the ultimate good news/bad news day for the Meadow Heights boys basketball team.

On the day the Panthers received word from the National Federation of State High School Associations that their 36 3-pointers was certified as a national record, their season ended with an 88-86 overtime loss to East Carter County in the first round of the Class 2 District 2 tournament in Bloomfield.

Meadow Heights finished 18-7 and lost five games in the closing seconds.

"You can't take away from the season," Panthers coach Tom Brown said. "It hurts a lot. Anytime we have a special group of seniors, it's tough. Honestly, I think some things we did will be there forever.

"We can't let one game ruin our whole season. It was a great year, and we just fell a little short."

The NFHS on Saturday notified Meadow Heights that its 36 treys on Feb. 10 in a 131-66 victory against Marquand will be recognized as a national record. The previous mark was 34, accomplished by Juniata Valley of Alexandria, Pa., in January 2002.