The Mason County Royals play the Rowan County Vikings in Morehead tonight. Rowan County is 4-0 with wins over Morgan County (21-14), Lincoln County (42-20), Estill County (28-17) and Fleming County (71-13). Mason County and Rowan County are both led by their "Big 3"- junior quarterback Adam Wing, senior tailback Darrell Cross and junior wide receiver Phillip Hodge for Rowan County, and senior quarterback Neal Pawsat, junior tailback Josh Harris and senior wide receiver Jordan Gilbert for Mason County. Cross, a 5-8, 180- pound speedster, has rushed for 419 yards and seven touchdowns in three games this season. He did not play in the season opener. Last week against Fleming County, Cross rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw a touchdown pass and returned a punt for a touchdown. In the Class AAA statistics, Pawsat is No. 1 in passing yards per game (199), Harris leads the way in scoring (12.7 ppg) and Gilbert is first in receiving yards per game (104) and is second in scoring (10.7). Mason County leads Class AAA in scoring (34.3 ppg) and passing yards per game (199). The Royals (2-1) are coming off a 55-24 victory over Bourbon County. The game will be televised by Wazoo Sports. Kickoff is set for 7:37 p.m. Notes:
- Rowan County leads the series with Mason County 15-8. The Royals have won the last six meetings. Mason County had to make two defensive stops in the closing seconds to edge Rowan County 28-26 last season;
- Pawsat completed 18 passes for 268 yards (both are career highs) last year vs. the Vikings;
- Cross rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Royals.
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