Wednesday, January 03, 2018

Camels top Royals 77-68

The Campbell County  Camels scored the final six points of the game to seal a 77-68 victory over the Mason County Royals tonight at The Fieldhouse.

There were five ties and nine lead changes in the game.

Campbell County led by eight points in the second quarter.

Mason County was up 56-50 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, but Campbell County went on a  17-4 run to lead 67-60 with just under five minutes to play.

The Royals closed to within 71-68 with 1:19 left, but the Camels hit 6 of 6 free throws in the final minute to record their 13th victory.

With Campbell County's leading scorer on the season- Reid Jolly-  sidelined with an injury and an illness, senior guard Tanner Clos stepped up and scored a game-high 29 points.

Joel Day and Drew Wilson scored 12 points apiece. 

Nate Schafer, who was averaging 1.8 points a game, scored all 11 of his points in the fourth quarter. He hit three three-pointers.

Mason County only played six players. Freshman guard Jeremiah Jones was out sick.

Leevi Dunaway also was under the weather, but he scored a team-high 19 points.

Jayden Steward scored 18 points, Jaylen Lofton had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Dalton Perkins followed with 10 points.

Mason County plays Holmes in Covington Saturday.

CC (13-2) Day 12. Clos 29, Wilson 12, Lawrence 4, Russell 2, Helton 5, Schafer 11, Wirth 2

MC (8-6) Dunaway 19, Lofton 11, Perkins 10, Boyd 6, Steward 18, Frey 4

CC 16 16 16 29- 77
MC 15 15 24 14- 68


(Updated to correct that Tanner Clos is a senior.)

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