In their first game following the dismissals of senior starters Jayden Stewart and Caleb Boyd, the Mason County Royals lost to the Paris Greyhounds 56-49 tonight at Paris.
The Royals also were without junior point guard Jaylen Lofton who missed his third straight game.
Paris jumped out to a 9-0 lead and was up 24-11 at the end of the first quarter.
Mason County closed to within four points at the end of the first half.
After the Greyhounds went up by 11 in the third quarter, the Royals closed the gap to five at the end of the third quarter.
Mason County trimmed Paris' lead to two at 46-44 with 5:34 to play, but the Greyhounds answered with a 7-2 run which included two three-pointers by senior guard Eric Johnson.
The Greyhounds made three of four free throws in the final minute to seal their first home court win over the Royals since 1990.
Johnson scored a game-high 23 points.
Leevi Dunaway led Mason County in scoring with 21 points.
The Royals host Boyd County Saturday afternoon.
P (12-6) Strings 4, Clark 4, Byars 2, Johnson 23, Ashford 3, Adams 15, Maggard 5
MC (11-8) Dunaway 21, Perkins 8, Jackson 3, Frey 8, Jones 6, Devine 3
P 24 07 15 10- 56
MC 11 16 14 08- 49
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