Saturday, December 29, 2007

Royals Use Big 2nd Half to Rally Past Cov. Cath.

The Mason County Royals outscored the Covington Catholic Colonels 40-18 in the second half to win 60-42 tonight in the semifinals of the Lexington Catholic Holiday Classic. Mason County trailed by as many as seven in the second quarter and by four at the half, but the Royals used full court pressure and 57% shooting in the second half to beat the Colonels for the second time this season. Darius Miller led the way with 20 points. Russ Middleton scored 18 and Trevor Setty added 10. Mason County will play Lexington Catholic in the championship game Sunday at 7 pm. The Knights beat Paintsville 82-64.

MC FG 48.1% 3 PT FG 30% FT 63.6% REB 37 TO 10
CC FG 36.6% 3 PT FG 23.5% FT 88.9% REB 18 TO 11

MC (11-1) Middleton 18, Downing 2, Miller 20, Setty 10, King 8, Tolle
CC (10-2) Shover 6, Bondick 2, Maile 5, Grimes 14, Roll 4, Schmerge 11

MC 08 12 23 17-60
CC 09 15 10 08-42

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