Lady Royals edge Bracken County 55-53 for district title

The Mason County Lady Royals, down seven at the half, rallied to edge the Bracken County Lady Bears 55-53 tonight in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament at Bracken County. Keller Menke made two free throws to tie the game at 53-53 with 24 seconds to play, and hit the go ahead layup with 2.6 seconds left. After a timeout, Menke intercepted the inbounds to clinch the victory. Bracken County missed 17 free throws in the game. Menke had a double-double with 28 points and 16 rebounds. Beth Queen added 11 points.

MC (18-10) Moran 4, Likins 4, B. Menke 4, Moore 2, K. Menke 28, Smith 2, Queen 11,
BC (17-8) Haight 21, Sticklen 14, Burden 8, Crawford 2, Mains 4, Roberts 2, Riggs 2

MC FG 32.1% 3 PT FG 14.3% FT 76% REB 44 TO 16
BC FG 35.8% 3 PT FG 00% FT 46.9% REB 42 TO 11

MC 09 13 20 13-55
BC 11 18 12 12-53

(Photo credit: Brian Menke)