Mason County 75, Henry Clay 65

Darius Miller and Russ Middleton combined for 45 points to lead the Mason County Royals past the Henry Clay Blue Devils 75-65 last night in the quarterfinals of the
Fifth Third Bank Classic at Lexington Catholic. Miller scored 24 points including the 1,000th of his career and Middleton scored 21. Mason County (10-0) plays Lexington Catholic tonight at 7 o'clock in the semifinals. The Clark County Cardinals play Louisville Male in the other semifinal game at 8:30. Here are some statistics and the scoring summary on last night's game:

MC FG 42.9%, 3 PT FG 52.2%, FT 78.9%, REB 31, TO 9
HC FG 49.1%, 3 PT FG 18.8%, FT 58.8%, REB 37, TO 12

Mason County
Scott 12
Miller 24
Pawsat 1
Setty 10
Browning 5
Thompson 2
Middleton 21

Henry Clay
Oakley 2
Minnifield 8
Bowman 17
Boyd 21
Moses 15
Guyn 2

MC 16 10 20 19-65
HC 10 24 15 26-75