By KENZIE WINSTEAD

NEW ALBANY, IND. — Cameron Stone hit a driving layup with eight seconds left to lift Grant Line over Floyds Knobs 32-31 in Sunday’s nail-bitter for the Floyd County Elementary Basketball League boys’ championship.

Stone led the winners with 14 points. “He’s a coach’s kid and he’s just so good with the basketball,” the Yellowjackets’ coach Brian Mayfield said. “He’s quick but he can still handle the ball and finish.”

Grant Line needed Stone’s heroics after Floyds Knobs’ Noah Howard drilled a 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining.

“That kid (Howard) hit a huge 3-pointer,” Mayfield said. “It was fun to be part of (this game). The good thing is our three guards are third-graders and they’ll be back next year. These kids play really good for being 9- and 10-years old.”

Howard led the Cougars with 13 points.

For Grant Line, Grayson Hogan was a major factor in the paint. He finished with 13.

Stone, who is the son of Louisville Doss coach Blake Stone, was named the league’s Kenny Sinkhorn Most Valuable Player following the title game.

“Sometimes it comes down to the wire and you’ve got to finish it off,” said Stone, a third-grader. “It means a lot to me because I like to win championships and it makes me happy … That’s a good team (Floyds Knobs). The last time it went to overtime with them.”

FLOYDS KNOBS — 7 – 6 – 4 – 14 — 31
GRANT LINE — 7 – 8 – 9 – 8 — 32
Floyds Knobs (31): Noah Howard 13, Jake Roberts 4, Conner Jones 5, Sutton Turnage 3, Braylon Thompson 4, Jackson Burrows 2.
Grant Line (32): Kaleb Wheeler 6, Cameron Stone 14, Grayson Hogan 12.
3-point goals: Howard, Stone.