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"A reporting tour de force and an utterly gripping account ... Outside Shot unmistakably triumphs, with the reader rooting hard for the Cardinals -- and delighted that O'Brien has brought his considerable skills to telling their story." -- Wayne Coffey, New York Times Book ReviewThe Cardinals of Scott County High School were beloved once---and with good reason. For years, the boys and their legendary coach gave fans in central Kentucky, deep in the heart of basketball country, just what they wanted: state titles, national rankings, and countless trips to Kentucky's one-of-a-kind state tournament, where winning and losing can change a young man's life. But in 2009, with the economy sputtering, anger rising, and Scott County mired in a two-year drought, fans had begun to lose faith in the boys.