Saturday, February 02, 2008

Royals Rally for Road Win Over Madison Central

The Mason County Royals rallied from a six-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Madison Central Indians 56-49 tonight in Richmond. Mason County made 9-of-11 free throws in the fourth quarter, compared to 3-of-11 for Madison Central. There were eight ties and 15 lead changes in the game. The Royals had just one turnover in the second half. Darius Miller had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Russ Middleton scored nine of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. Aaron Morris scored 13 points for the Indians.

Both teams were missing a starter.
Mason County guard Keith Downing didn't play because of a back injury he suffered in Friday night's game at Rowan County. Madison Central junior Keshawn Simpson has been out all season with a foot injury.

Mason County FG 37.7% 3 PT FG 9.62% FT 70% REB 35 TO 9
Madison Central FG 42.9% 3 PT FG 38.5% FT 38.1% REB 33 TO 11

Mason County (21-3) Middleton 16, Miller 17, Setty 13, King 8, Pawsat 2
Madison Central (13-8) Parks 7, Clay 6, Ford 5, Morris 13, Metcalfe 7, Jarvis 5, Mays 6

Mason County 10 07 19 20-56
Madison Central 09 12 18 10-49

(Edited to correct Setty's point total)

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