The Mason County Royals lost to the 10th ranked Rice Raiders of New York City 59-48 Friday night in the Iolani Prep Classic in Honolulu, HI. There were nine ties and eight lead changes.
Mason County led 40-33 with 7:35 to play, but the Raiders outscored the Royals 26-8 the rest of the way. Rice hit 15 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter. Mason County shot just 32% from the field. Connecticut recruit Kemba Walker scored a game-high 21 points for Rice. Russ Middleton led Mason County with 18 points. The Royals close out play in the classic Saturday at 8:30 p.m. against Iolani.
MC (7-1) Middleton 18, Miller 8, Setty 12, King 10
R (6-0) Carter 4, Fouch 15, Walker 21, Scott 12, Stukes 7
MC 09 15 14 10-48
R 15 10 08 26-59
If they had finished the job would that have been the greatest win ever by a Kentucky High School Hoops team? What a great trip anyway and congrats to all that have made it possible.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the broadcast of this and all of the games from Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we need to start an "Early morning game of the week" for those of us night-owls to tune in to during the wee hours. Thanks!
Congratulations to the Royals on a great showing!!!