The Mason County Royals jumped out to a 15-0 lead and hung on to beat the Christian County Colonels 53-50 today in the opening round of the 55th Annual Ashland Invitational Tournament. Christian County had the ball with 15 seconds to play, but couldn't get off a shot and lost the ball out of bounds with 1.7 seconds remaining. Treg Setty led the Royals in scoring with 15 points. Justin Lang scored 13 points and made 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch. The Royals play Bishop Brossart in the semifinals Tuesday at 7 p.m. Brossart edged East Carter 51-49 in the tournament opener.
MC (7-2) Gilbert 6, J. Lang 13, Black 9, Setty 15, B. Lang 4, King 6
CC (9-1) Lewis 14, Hickey 5, Kates 22, Gayle 3, Tandy 4, Bowman 2
MC FG 43.2% 3 PT FG 50% FT 88.9% REB 26, TO 14
CC FG 35.2% 3 PT FG 29.4% FT 46.7% REB 40 TO 12
MC 17 10 14 12-53
CC 02 15 17 16-50
(Edited to correct Setty's scoring total)
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