Lillah Shue had her back was against the wall – or rather, near the mat – in her final wrestling match of the Excelsior Springs High School Girls Tournament.Leading Richmond’s Abigail Smith 12-2 near the end of the final period, the Excelsior Springs senior suddenly found herself in danger of being pinned. Shue, however, resisted long enough for time to expire and win by a 12-9 decision, capping her run to the 120-pound Division AB title at the Dec. 12 competition.When asked what was going through her mind when Smith had control, Shue replied: “Don’t get pinned. Fight. Fight like your life depends on it. Just don’t let your back touch the mat.”Shue was relieved there was little time left when she was close to getting pinned.“I saw the tapper walk by and I realized there was only probably 4 seconds left,” she said. “So I was like, ‘Just fight for 4 more seconds, no matter how much it hurts.’” “S...