Lady Royal Mountain Dew Classic

The Lady Royal Mountain Dew Classic will be played Friday night and Saturday night at The Fieldhouse. The St. Patrick Lady Saints play the Pendleton County Lady Wildcats in the opening game Friday night at 6:30 followed by the Mason County Lady Royals against the Ripley Lady Jays. Mason County plays Pendleton County Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and it's St. Patrick vs. Ripley Saturday at 8 p.m.
Here is the Lady Saints' varsity roster:

#11 Elizabeth King 5'8" Sr.
#23 Katie Stahl 5'7" Sr.
#32 Cheryl Rutherford 5'11" Sr.
#25 Emily Brant 5'6" Sr.
#13 Evan Bothman 5'7" Sr.
#15 Beth Nolder 5'10" Jr.
#14 Cora Chamberlain 5'8" Soph.
#10 Molly Parker 5'7" Soph.
#5 Leslie Pffeffer 5'7" Soph.
#12 Chelsie Weber 5'8" Soph.
#34 Eliz Grue 5'9" Fr.
#31 Grace Welte 5'5" Fr.
#22 Ciera Payne 5'6" Fr.
#21 Charisma Payne 5'6" Fr.
#30 Devin Berry 5'6" Fr.
#20 Brook Mosler 5'6" 8th

St. Patrick Boys Freshman Basketball Schedule

The St. Patrick boys freshman basketball team opens the season tonight. Brandon Hinson is the coach. Here is the schedule:

Nov. 29 Bracken County Home 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 Campbell County Away 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 1 Silver Grove Away 5 p.m.
Dec. 9 Bracken County Away 12 p.m.
Dec. 11 Pendleton County Away 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Deming Away 1:30 p.m.
TBA Pendleton County Home 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 20 Bishop Brossart Away TBA
Feb. 5 Deming Home 6:30 p.m.

Royals Football Fundraisers

The Mason County football program is selling a couple of items for fundraisers that would make great gifts for football fans. The 2005 and 2006 season highlights are available on one DVD for $20. The Royals' blue jerseys are being sold for $40 each.
Coach David Buchanan will be at the football office every Monday and Wednesday until 4:30 or 5 p.m. if you would like to make a purchase. Checks should be made payable to Mason County Athletics.

Mason County 102, St. Patrick 38

In the season opener for both teams, the Mason County Royals defeated the St. Patrick Saints 102-38 tonight at The Fieldhouse. Here are the quarter scores
MC 27 53 79 102
SP 10 21 30 38
Indvidual scoring:
MC Darius Miller 15, Russ Middleton 15, Tyreese Scott 13, Trevor Setty 11, Ethan King 10, Brad Pawsat 9, Jeremy Thompson 8, Tony Browning 7, Jackson Tolle 5,
Nathan Stahl 4, Ryan Hamm 3, Keith Downing 2
Sp Nick Anderson 12, Chris Owens 6, Matt Thompson 6, Adam Yeary 4, William Newton 3,
Darby Gallenstein 3, Robert Englert 2, Stpehen Klee 2
Stats:
MC FG 38/74 51.4%; 3 PT FG 11/25 44.0%; FT 15/21 71.4%; REB 41; TO 6;
SP FG 12/41 29.3%; 3 PT FG 1/14 7.14%; FT 13/23 56.5%; REB 32; TO 25

Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl was at the game. He sat with Frank and Kathleen Lofton (Chris Lofton's parents).

Cross-Town Shootout at The Fieldhouse

The Mason County Royals host the St. Patrick Saints tonight in The Fieldhouse.
The jayvee game starts at 6 p.m., the varsity at 7:30. The Royals are ranked in the top 10. Mason County junior Darius Miller is coming off a fantastic summer that caught the attention of several major college programs including Kentucky, Florida,
Illinois, Tennessee and Cincinnati. Jason Hinson begins his second season as the head coach at St. Patrick. The Saints return four starters.

Lofton Scores 31 in Vols' Win

Chris Lofton scored 31 points to lead the Tennessee Volunteers to a 77-67 win over
Louisiana Lafayette last night. Lofton was 12 of 17 from the field including seven of 11 on three-pointers. He also had three rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Lofton has moved into third place on UT's all-time list with 233 three-point baskets.

High School Hoops Season Begins Tonight

The 2006-07 high school basketball season begins tonight. The Mason County Lady Royals host the Covington Holy Cross Lady Indians. Here is the Lady Royals' varsity roster:

24 Torrey Chambers 5'7" Sr.
15 Kasey Hale 5'4" Sr.
10 Megan Reese 5'5" Sr.
32 Lacey Cline 5'7" Jr.
40 De'sarae Chambers 5'9" Jr.
31 Kasey Litzinger 5'8" Jr.
12 Blaine Menke 5'8" So.
22 Hillary Doyle 5'9" Fr.
21 Keller Menke 5'8" Fr.

Mason County Girls Freshman Basketball Schedule

The Mason County girls freshman basketball team opens the season Tuesday night. Jason Butler is the head coach. Jerry Butler is the assistant coach. Here is the team's schedule:

Nov. 28 Bracken County Home 6 p.m.
Nov. 30 Harrison County Home 6 p.m.
Dec. 6 Ripley Away 6 p.m.
Dec. 12 Campbell County Home 6 p.m.
Dec. 19 Pendleton County Away 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 2 Rowan County Away 6 p.m.
Jan. 4 Bourbon County Home 6 p.m.
Jan. 10 Bracken County Away 6 p.m.
Jan. 15 Harrison County Away 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 Bourbon County Away 7 p.m.
Jan. 25 Campbell County Away 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 30 Pendleton County Home 6 p.m.
Feb. 1 Rowan County Home 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 Bourbon County Tournament Away TBA
Feb. 4 Bourbon County Tournament Away TBA
Feb. 7 Ripley Home 6 p.m.

Mason County Boys Freshman Hoops Schedule

The Mason County boys freshman basketball team, coached by Clay Boone, opens the season Monday night. Here is the schedule:

Nov. 27 Lexington Catholic Home 6 p.m.
Nov. 30 Bourbon County Home 6 p.m.
Dec. 4 Montgomery County Home 6 p.m.
Dec. 9 Lexington Catholic Tournament Away 9 a.m.
Dec. 11 Clark County Home 6 p.m.
Dec. 14 Pendleton County Away 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 18 Campbell County Away 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 Covington Catholic Tournament Away TBA
Dec. 29 Covington Catholic Tournament Away TBA
Jan. 4 Bourbon County Away 7 p.m.
Jan. 8 Campbell County Home 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 11 Montgomery County Away 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 Harrison County Away 7 p.m.
Jan. 22 Pendleton County Home 6 p.m.
Jan. 25 Bishop Brossart Away 7 p.m.
Jan. 29 Harrison County Home 6 p.m.
Feb. 1 Clark County Away 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 3 District Tournament TBA

Lofton Scores 18 in Loss to Tar Heels

Chris Lofton scored 18 points in Tennesssee's 101-87 loss to North Carolina today in the consolation game of the NIT Pre-season Tip-Off. Lofton was six of 13 from the field including five of eight on three-point shots. He was one of three from the free throw line. It seems to me that Lofton's teammates forget he's on the floor.
Too many times they drive to the basket and don't finish without even trying to get the ball to Lofton. He has to get more than 13 shots. He only took nine shots in the loss to Butler Wednesday night.

Basketball Previews

The Herald-Leader and Courier-Journal are both out with their high school basketball previews. The Mason County Royals are in the top 10 and the Mason County Lady Royals are in the top 25 in both paper's pre-season rankings.

Lofton Scores 1,000th Career Point

Chris Lofton scored eight points including the 1,000th of his career in Tennessee's 56-44 loss to Butler last night in the semi-finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden. Lofton fouled out of the game. The Vols made just three of 29 shots in the second half. Tennessee plays North Carolina in the consolation game tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN. Despite the low scoring game, it's been a big week for Lofton. He was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week after scoring 30 points against Fordham, and he is one of 50 pre-season candidates for the Naismith Trophy presented by Cingular Wireless.

Lofton on ESPN2 Tonight

Chris Lofton and the Tennessee Volunteers play the Butler Bulldogs in the semi-finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off tonight in Madison Square Garden. The game begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Cross Country Awards

Several local athletes have received cross country awards.

Mason County senior Travis Scaggs was named Class AA boys
Honorable Mention All-State.

Mason County sophomore Rachel White and Mason County 7th grader Valerie Rice were named Class AA girls Honorable Mention All-State.

Mason County 8th grader Iretta Carpenter was named the girls middle school runner of the year in Area Seven.

Mason County coach Mark Kachler was named boys and girls middle school coach of the year in Area Seven.

Other local members of the All-Area Seven team include:

Girls 6th grade and under
Raylee Kirkland, 6th grade, Mason County
Amrita Srinivasan, 6th grade, St. Patrick
Abby Huff, 6th grade, Mason County

Boys 6th grade and under
Alex Comberger, 6th grade, Mason County

Girls Middle School
Valerie Rice, 7th grade, Mason County
Jessica Shotwell, 7th grade, Mason County
Iretta Carpenter, 8th grade, Mason County
Alexi Loving, 8th grade, Mason County
Kelsey Dillon, 7th grade, Fleming County
Kayla Brown, 8th grade, Fleming County

Boys Middle School
Connor Appelman, 8th grade, Mason County
Nathan Woods, 8th grade, Mason County
Daniel Appelman, 7th grade, Mason County
Andy Ward, 8th grade, Mason County

Girls VarsityRachel White, 10th grade, Mason County

Boys Varsity
Travis Scaggs, 12th Grade, Mason County

Boys and Girls Club Basketball Deadline

Wednesday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to turn in a completed application for the basketball league at the Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club. The league is for boys and girls ages five to 15. Applications are available at the boys and girls club.

Mason County Football Awards

The Mason County football team awards banquet was held tonight. Here are the award winners:

Special Teams - Cory Woods

Harry Lewis Find A Way To Win Award - Richard Wells

Jamie Booher Hustle Award - Daniel Reed

Tony Thomas Big Hit Awards - David Robb and Cameron Pollitt

Andre Turner/Chris Lofton Team-First Awards - Spencer Jones and Nathan Stahl

Dustin Grutza Extra Effort Awards - Chris Marshall and Richie Cox

Brandon Drake/Jason Turner Captain Awards - Nathan Stahl and Richard Wells

Lofton Scores 19 in UT Win

Chris Lofton scored 19 points in Tennessee's 99-65 win over Coppin State Sunday.
Lofton was six of 11 from the field including three of six on three-pointers.
He made all four of his free throws. Lofton also had three rebounds, three steals and one assist. Tennessee plays Butler in the semi-finals of the NIT Season Tip-off Wednesday night in New York.

Grutza Missed Game with Injury

Dustin Grutza suffered an injury in Cincinnati's loss to West Virginia last week and he sat out the Bearcats' 30-11 upset win over Rutgers last night. Back-up quarterback Nick Davila made his first start, snapping Grutza's streak of 21 straight starts. Davila completed 11 of 15 passes for 277 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for a touchdown. UC coach Mark Dantonio said Grutza "could have played but if he had taken a shot on the AC joint, we would have lost him for the next game." Cincinnati, which is now bowl-eligible with six wins, closes out the regular season Saturday at Connecticut.

Source: post-game quotes on www.gobearcats.com

Murray has an Interception and 6.5 Tackles

Jordan Murray had an interception and six and a half tackles (five solo) in Army's
41-9 loss to Notre Dame. Murray's interception was the first of his college career and it snapped Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn's streak of consecutive pass without a pick at 226. Murray returned the interception 22 yards. Murray had been playing free safety this season, but he started at strong safety today.

Tubby Smith Coming to Maysville December 6

University of Kentucky men's basketball coach Tubby Smith will be in Maysville Dec. 6 for The Tubby Smith Foundation Dinner. The event will begin at 6 pm in the Maysville Conference Center. Tickets are $30 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the Maysville-Mason County Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds will purchase new computers for the Tom Browning Boy's and Girl's Club. Following the dinner, Smith will hold a public forum at Maysville Community and Technical College from 8 to 9 p.m.

Murray and Grutza on National TV Saturday

Former Mason County teammates Jordan Murray and Dustin Grutza will be playing in nationally televised football games Saturday. Murray (number 19) is the starting free safety for the Army Black Nights who play Notre Dame in South Bend. The game is on NBC at 2:30. Grutza is the starting quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats who host the undefeated Rutgers Scarlet Knights. That game is on ESPN at 7:45.

Paris Lady Hounds Panorama

The Paris Lady Hounds Panorama will be played Saturday at the Paris Elementary School Gym and the Paris High School Gym. Here is the schedule:

Paris Elementary Gym (1481 S. Main St.)
9:00am Deming vs. Tates Creek
12:00pm Nicholas Co. vs. Scott High
3:00pm St. Patrick vs. Bryan Station
6:00pm Pendleton Co. vs. Lafayette

Paris High School Gym (308 W. 7th St.)
9:00am Harrison Co. vs. Conner
12:00pm Mason Co. vs. Dunbar
3:00pm Bourbon Co. vs. Bishop Brossart
6:00pm Paris vs. Bracken Co.

JV game will start immediately after Varsity game.
General Admission: $5.00, children under 5 years old free.
Passes accepted: KHSAA Coaching Cards and Media Passes.

Harrison County Hoopfest

The Harrison County Hoopfest for boys basketball teams is Friday and Saturday. Here is the schedule:

Friday, Nov. 17
Harrison County vs. Henry Co.
6 p.m. – Freshman scrimmage
6:45 – Junior Varsity Scrimmage
7:30 – Varsity scrimmage

Saturday, Nov. 18
9:30 a.m. – Paris vs. St. Henry
11:30 a.m. – Bracken County vs. Williamstown
1:30 p.m. – Augusta vs. Lloyd
3:30 p.m. – St. Patrick vs. Model Lab
5:30 p.m. – Mason County vs. Rose Hill

For the Saturday scrimmages, a 20 minute JV scrimmage will precede the varsity scrimmage. Admission for the event will be $4 per person, coaches cards will be accepted, but so will donations.

Green-White Games

St. Patrick will host the annual Green-White games Friday beginning at 6 p.m.
The event includes the girls and boys intra-squad scrimmages and the introduction of all the St. Patrick basketball teams.

Little Lady Royal Tournaments

The Mason County Lady Royals basketball program will host the 4th Annual Little Lady Royal Basketball Tournaments for 4th through 6th grade girls teams this weekend.
Games will be played Friday night through Sunday at the Downtown Girls Gym, Straub Elementary and the Fieldhouse. Steve Curtis is the tournament manager.

Lofton and the Vols Headed to NYC

The Tennessee Volunteers defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 87-75 last night to advance to the semi-finals of the N.I.T. Preseason Tip-off. The Volunteers will play Butler a week from tonight in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Chris Lofton scored 17 points last night. He also had three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Tennessee, now 3-0, hosts Coppin State Sunday before heading to the Big Apple.

Mason County Royals Hoops Schedule

Here's the Mason County Royals' Varsity basketball schedule:

Nov. 28 St. Patrick Home 7:30
Dec. 2 Scott Away 7:30
Dec. 5 Bourbon County Away 7:30
Dec. 8 Lincoln County in the Kentucky Bank Shootout at Bourbon County 8:00
Dec. 12 Ashland Home 7:30
Dec. 15 June Buchanan in the People's Bank/Hyden Citizen Bank Classic at Perry County Central 9:00
Dec. 16 Perry County central in People's Bank/Hyden Citizen Bank Classic at Perry County Central 5:30
Dec. 19 West Union Home 7:30
Dec. 26-30 Fifth Third Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic TBA
Jan. 3 Bracken County in the Pepsi Mason County Invitational Tournament 6:30
Jan. 5-6 the Pepsi Mason County Invitational Tournament TBA
Jan. 12 Scott County Away 7:30
Jan. 16 Campbell County Away 7:30
Jan. 18 Lexington Catholic in the U.S. Bank Classic at Mason County
Jan. 20 Jefferstown in Kentucky Prep Classic at Montgomery County 6:00
Jan. 26 Montgomery County Home 6:30
Jan. 30 Fleming County Away 7:30
Feb. 2 Rowan County Away TBA
Feb. 3 Madison Central in Spectrum Graphx Classic at Mason County 8:00
Feb. 9 Clark County Away 7:30
Feb. 13 Bishop Brossart Home 7:30
Feb. 16 Harrison County 8:00
Feb. 20 Lafayette Away 7:30
Feb. 23 Pendleton County Away 7:30

Lofton Scores 30 in UT's Win

Chris Lofton scored 30 points to lead Tennessee to a 78-71 win in the first round of the N.I.T. Preseason Tip-off tonight. Lofton hit five three-pointers and was seven of eight at the free throw line. He also had four steals.

Fleming County High School Adds Bowling Teams

Fleming County High School has added bowling teams to its sports lineup. Bowling is not a sanctioned sport in Kentucky, but it's a good way to get more students involved in an extra-curricular activity. Fleming County's first match was played yesterday at Twin Pin Lanes in Flemingsburg. The boys team, coached by Roger Ruark, won three out of four games against Harrison County. Eric Mitchell rolled the high score with a 221, followed by Justin Carrington with a 198 and Scott Compton with a 196. The girls team lost all four games against Harrison County. Amber Black had the Lady Panthers' high score with a 151. Fleming County's next match is Sunday against
Bourbon County at Forrest Park Bowling Center in Winchester.

St. Patrick Saints Hoops Schedule

Here's the St. Patrick Saints Varsity schedule:

Nov. 28 Mason County Away 7:30
Dec. 1 Silver Grove Away 7:30
Dec. 5 Deming Away 7:30
Dec. 9 Fleming County Home 7:30
Dec. 15 Bracken County Away 7:30
Dec. 16 Campbell County in the Leota Massey Classic at Deming TBA
Dec. 20 Nicholas County Home 7:30
Dec. 27 Bellevue in the First National Bank Holiday Classic at Bracken County 3:00
Dec. 28 Lloyd Memorial in the First National Bank Holiday Classic at Bracken County 6:30
Dec. 29 Augusta in the First National Bank Holiday Classic at Bracken County 6:30
Jan. 4 Campbell County in the Pepsi Mason County Invitational Tournament 8:00
Jan. 5-6 Pepsi Mason County Invitational Tournament
Jan. 9 Deming Home 7:30
Jan. 11 Augusta Home 7:30
Jan. 12 West Jessamine Away 7:30
Jan. 16 Montgomery County Away 7:30
Jan. 18 West Carter Home 7:30
Jan. 24 Bracken County in the 10th Region All "A" Classic at Bracken County 7:30
Jan. 25-27 10th Region All "A" Classic at Bracken County
Jan. 31 Augusta Away 7:30
Feb. 6 Bracken County Home 7:30
Feb. 9 Lloyd Memorial Home 7:30
Feb. 10 Covington Holy Cross Home 8:00
Feb. 13 Nicholas County Away 7:30
Feb. 16 Paris Away 7:30
Feb. 20 Lewis County Home 7:30
Feb. 22 Bellevue Home 7:30

More Cross Country

Here are some cross country notes from Mason County coach Mark Kachler following the state meet:

- 7th grader Valerie Rice set a school record with her time of 21:04, and her 24th place finish is the highest for a Mason County girl.
- Five of the seven Mason County girls ran personal best times. Only Rachel White and Iretta Carpenter were about 10 seconds slower than their best times.
- Senior Travis Scaggs' 38th place finish is the second best boys' finish in school history.
- Freshman Jim Myers ran a personal best time in his first state meet.

Lady Royals 10th in Cross Country State Meet

The Mason County Lady Royals finished 10th in the Class AA Cross Country State Championship today at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Lady Royals were led by 7th grader Valerie Rice who finished 24th in a time of 21:04.36. Here are the places and times for the rest of the team:
Rachel White 52nd (19:36.05)
Iretta Carpenter 66th(21:56.55)
Jessica Shotwell 99th (22:42.04)
Alexi Loving 110th (22:42.80)
Blaine Menke 148th (23:50.28)
Samantha Grayson 153rd (24:08.52)

Mason County senior Travis Scaggs was 38th (18:05.67) and Mason County freshman Jim Myers was 130th (19:40.38)running as individual qualifiers in the Boys Class AA meet. St. Patrick senior Stephen Cropper, an individual qualifier in the Boys Class A race, was 106th (19:36.05).

Grutza Passes for 143 Yards in UC Loss

Dustin Grutza completed 13 of 24 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown in the Cincinnati Beracats 42-24 loss to West Virgina. Grutza threw a 45 yard touchdown pass to Derrick Stewart in the third quarter. Grutza threw two inteceptions.

Foul Trouble Limits Lofton's Minutes in UT's Opener

Foul trouble limited Chris Lofton to 21 minutes of playing time and six points in the Tennessee Volunteers' 83-52 season-opening win over Middle Tennessee tonight.
Lofton was two of six from the field including two of three on three-pointers.
He also had two steals. Tennessee plays Fordham Monday night in Nashville in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament.

State Cross Country Championships Saturday

The KHSAA State Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Gates open at 8 a.m. Admission is $6. Children age six and under will be admitted free. Here is the schedule:
9:30 a.m. - Class A Boys
10:15 a.m.- Class A Girls
11:30 a.m.- Class AA Boys
12:15 p.m.- Class AA Girls
1:30 p.m.- Class AAA Boys
2:15 p.m.- Class AAA Girls

The Mason County Lady Royals qualified for the Girls Class AA race. They will start from lane 7. Team members include: sophomores Blaine Menke and Rachel White, 8th graders Iretta Carpenter, Samantha Grayson and Alexi Loving, and 7th graders Chelsi Comberger, Valerie Rice and Jessica Shotwell.
Mason County senior Travis Scaggs and Mason County freshman Jim Myers are individual qualifiers in the Boys Class AA state meet. Scaggs and Myers will both start from lane 30.
St. Patrick senior Stephen Cropper, an individual qualifier in the Boys Class A meet, will start from lane 28.

River Valley Classic

St. Patrick will host the River Valley Classic Saturday. The event features seven girls basketball scrimmages. Admission is $4 for adults and $1 for students.
Here's the schedule:

9:00 a.m. Bracken County vs. Felicity
10:10 a.m. Western Brown vs. Deming
11:20 a.m. Felicity vs. Mason County
12:30 p.m. Paris vs. Western Brown
1:40 p.m. North Adams vs. St. Patrick
2:50 p.m. Nicholas County vs. Ripley
4:00 p.m. White Oak vs. Augusta

Lady Royals Basketball Schedule

Here's the Mason County Lady Royals varsity basketball schedule:

Nov. 27 Covington Holy Cross Home 7:30
Dec. 1 Ripley in the Mountain Dew/Lady Royal Shootout at the Fieldhouse 8:00
Dec. 2 Pendleton County in the Mountain Dew/Lady Royal Shootout at the Fieldhouse 6:30
Dec. 4 Bracken County Home 7:30
Dec. 8 Covington Scott Away 7:30
Dec. 11 Clark County Away 7:30
Dec. 14 Fleming County Away 7:30
Dec. 20-23 Fifth-Third Classic at Lexington Catholic TBA
Dec. 27-30 Applebee's Winter Classic at Boyle County TBA
Jan. 6 Central Hardin in Shooting for Cure Classic at Bellarmine University 11:00
Jan. 8 Campbell County Away 7:30
Jan. 12 Scott County Away 6:30
Jan. 19 Lexington Catholic in U.S. Bank Classic at the Fieldhouse 6:30
Jan. 20 Belfry in the Lady Hawk Shootout at Pike County Central 3:00
Jan. 22 Bishop Brossart Away 7:30
Jan. 26 Montgomery County at the Fieldhouse 8:00
Jan. 29 St. Patrick Home 7:30
Feb. 2 Rowan County Away 6:00
Feb. 9 Boonie County Away 7:30
Feb. 12 Bourbon County Home 7:30
Feb. 16 Harrison County at the Fieldhouse 8:00
Feb. 19 Paris Home 7:30

Lady Saints Hoops Schedule

Here is the St. Patrick Lady Saints' varsity basketball schedule:

Dec. 1 Pendleton County in the Mountain Dew/Lady Royals Shootout 6:30
Dec. 2 Ripley in the Mountain Dew/Lady Royals Shootout 8:00
Dec. 8 Bath County Away 7:30
Dec. 15 Nicholas County Home 7:30
Dec. 16 Ludlow Away 7:30
Dec. 27-30 Traditional Bank Holiday Tournament at Bourbon County and Paris
Jan. 2 Augusta Home 7:30
Jan. 5 Fleming County Away 7:30
Jan. 6 Manchester in Ohio/Kentucky Border Battle at Ripley 4:00
Jan. 11 Campbell County Home 7:30
Jan. 13 Bracken County Home 8:00
Jan. 15 Clark County Home 7:30
Jan. 17-20 10th Region All "A" Classic at Nicholas County
Jan. 29 Mason County Away 7:30
Feb. 2 Bracken County Away 7:30
Feb. 3 Bourbon County Home 8:00
Feb. 8 Lewis County Home 7:30
Feb. 12 Lloyd Memorial Home 7:30
Feb. 16 Deming Home 7:30
Feb. 17 Scott Away 7:30
Feb. 21 Nicholas County Away 7:30
feb. 23 Fleming County Home 7:30

Canada Playing Hoops at Asbury College

Add Ian Canada of Maysville to the list of local athletes playing college sports.
Canada is a 6'10" freshman forward on the Asbury College men's basketball team.

Mason County Girls Team and Three Local Boys Qualify for State Cross Country Meet

The Mason County girls cross country team qualified for the state meet with a third place finish in the Class AA Region 5 meet in Pendleton County today. The Lady Royals were led by 7th grader Valerie Rice with a fourth place finish (23:15.3) and 8th grader Iretta Carpenter who was 9th (24:02.6). Two Mason County boys, senior Travis Scaggs and freshman Jim Meyers, are individual qualifiers for the Class AA state meet. Scaggs finished 7th (19:16.6) and Meyers was 26th (21:19.3) in the regional meet. St. Patrick senior Stephen Cropper is an individual qualifier for the Class A state meet. Cropper finished 19th (19:16.6) in the Region 4 meet at Fairview. In addition to Rice and Carpenter, the Mason County girls team includes
sophomores Blaine Menke and Rachel White, 8th graders Samantha Grayson and Alexi Loving, and 7th graders Chelsi Comberger and Jessica Shotwell. The state meet is Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Ashland 17, Mason County 0

Playing without quarterback Richie Cox, the Mason County Royals lost to the Ashland Tomcats 17-0 in the first round of the Class AAA football last night in Ashland.
The Royals did not have a first down in the first half and had just 35 yards of offense in the game. Mason County had one opportunity to score in the third quarter. The Royals recovered an Ashland fumble and drove to three yard line, but fumbled on fourth and goal. Mason County ends the season with a record of 7-4. Ashland, now 9-2, moves onto the second round to play Johnson Central. Here's the scoring summary:

A 2nd 09:52 Matt Thomas 2 yd run, Preston Freeman kick, A 7, MC 0;
A 2nd 06:57 Ryan Bonner 17 yd pass from Darrell Mahan, Preston Freeman kick, A 14, MC 0;
A 4th 05:35 Preston Freeman 32 yd field goal, A 17, MC 0.

Mason County at Ashland

The Mason County Royals play the Ashland Tomcats in the first round of the Class AAA football playoffs tonight in historic Putnam Stadium in Ashland. The Tomcats outscored the Royals 14-0 in the second half to win the regular season game 20-13 October 6th at Mason County. Here's what the two teams have done since that game:

Mason County

Oct. 13 Greenup Co. Away Won 7-0
Oct. 20 Lawrence Co. Home Won 45-6
Oct. 27 Johnson Central Home Lost 40-0

Ashland

Oct. 13 Lawrence Co. Home Won 38-6
Oct. 20 Johnson Central Away Lost 35-7
Oct. 27 Boyd Co. Home Won 28-21

Here's how the two teams rank in this week's Class AAA statistics from the KHSAA:

Mason County:

15th in scoring defense, 18.1 points per game;
13th in passing defense, 94.3 yards per game;

Ashland:

13th in scoring defense, 17.6 points per game;
15th in scoring margin, 9.3 points per game;
13th in rushing, 217 yards per game;
19th ine rushing defense, 174.4 yards per game;
4th in passing defense, 70.9 yards per game;

Matt Thomas, 16th in rushing, 110.6 yards per game;
Drew McDavid, 17th in receiving yards per game, 47;

Barring an upset of epic proportions in the Johnson Central-Boyd County, the winner of tonight's Mason County-Ashland game will travel to Paintsville to play Johnson Central next week in the second round. Johnson Central routed Boyd County 63-12 in the regular season.

Mason County 7th Grade Wins Championship Game

The Mason County Middle School 7th grade football team beat Fleming County 14-8 last night in the championship game of the conference playoffs. Tom Posey is the head coach of the middle school teams. Brian McDowell and Sean Jackson are the assistant coaches. Bill Shower also helps with the teams.

Lofton Scores 10 in Vols' Exhibition Win

Chris Lofton scored 10 points in the Tennessee Volunteers' 126-66 exhibition win over
LeMoyne-Owen last night. Lofton was two of four from the field, made one of three three-point shots and five of six free throws. Lofton also had four rebounds, five assists and one steal in 16 minutes of action. Tennessee hosts Tusculum in an exhibition game Friday night.