The third-ranked Lexington Catholic Knights rallied from a 13-point second quarter deficit to beat the top-ranked Mason County Royals 79-69 in overtime in the championship game of the Lexington Catholic Holiday Classic tonight. The Royals led 26-13 early in the second quarter and 42-32 at the half, but scored just 19 points in the second half. Mason County missed three free throws in the closing minutes. Two of the misses were the front end of the one and one. Lexington Catholic junior Vee Sanford hit a three-pointer with 12 seconds to play to tie the game at 61-61. Darius Miller missed a three-point shot at the buzzer. Sanford hit two more three-pointers in overtime and finished with a team-high 19 points. Russ Middleton made his first four three-pointers and led the Royals in scoring with 19 points. Miller had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Trevor Setty scored 15 points and Ethan King had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Middleton, Miller, Setty and King were named to the All-Tournament Team. Taylor Stewart and Jordan Smart of Lexington Catholic were named co-MVPs and were joined on the All-Tournament Team by thier teammates Sanford and Nathan Novesel. Mason County and Lexington Catholic will have a rematch on Jan. 18 at Memorial Coliseum.
MC FG 45.1% 3PT FG 35.3% FT 73.9% REB 31 TO 13
LC FG 54.7% 3 PT FG 46.7% FT 63.6% REB 28 TO 6
MC (11-2) Middleton 19, Downing 1, Miller 17, Setty 15, King 14, Hamm 3
LC (11-2) Sanford 19, Stewart 18, Botkin 14, Smart 12, Tribble 3
MC 24 18 12 07-69
LC 13 19 16 13-79
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