Lady Saints end the season with a 76-27 loss to Clark County

The St. Patrick Lady Saints lost to the Clark County Lady Cardinals 76-27 tonight in the quarterfinal round of the 10th Region Tournament at Montgomery County.

Clark County led 32-8 at the end of the first quarter and 53-13 at halftime.

CC (22-10) Gay 5, A. Gray 5, J. Flowers 11, Berry 6, Anderson 1, Bell 5, Igo 8, Flannery 2, Wilson 6, T. Flowers 4, Byars 1, Miller 2, Harrison 16, Mack 4

SP (12-16) L. McKay 3, Klee 6, Hughes 2, C. McKay 8, Roush 7, Riggs 1

CC 32 21 14 09- 76
SP  08 05 05 09- 27

Lady Royals to Bishop Brossart 50-45 to advance in 10th Region Tournament

The Mason County Lady Royals outscored the Bishop Brossart Lady 'Stangs 17-10 in the fourth quarter for a 50-45 victory in the quarterfinal round of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at the Montgomery County High School Arena.

There were nine ties and 13 lead changes in the game.

Bishop Brossart led 35-33 at the end of the third quarter, but Mason County opened the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run and led the rest of the game. The Lady 'Stangs didn't score in the fourth quarter until the 1:42 mark.

The Lady Royals shot 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the field in the second half.

Emma Taylor led Mason County in scoring with 13 points. Victoria Brooks tossed in 10 points.

The Lady Royals will play the Harrison County Fillies in the semifinals Monday night. Harrison County defeated Bourbon County 66-44 in the opening game of the tournament.

MC (19-12) Brooks 10, Henry 2, Littleton 3, Taylor 13, Harrison 3, Payne 6, White 4, Schumacher 9

BB (20-11) Rowe 3, Jump 7, Schultz 10, Steffen 2, Kiefer 14, Cropenbaker 3, Frommeyer 6

MC 11 10 12 17- 50
BB  12 12 11 10- 45

Scott and Clark County advance to region semifinal

The Scott Eagles and the Clark County Cardinals will meet in the lower bracket semifinal game of the 10th Region Tournament after posting quarterfinal round wins tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Chad Ohmer hit four three-pointers and scored 19 points to lead Scott past the Harrison County Thorobreds 58-52.

Clark County was scoreless for the first three minutes of the game, but the Cardinals used their size, speed and depth to rout the Bracken County Polar Bears 81-44.

Brennan Canada scored a game-high 23 points for Clark County.

S (19-11) Ohmer 19, Simpson 9, Meister 14, Hunter 2, Joyce 14

HC (11-19) Turley 8, Price 8, Free 11, Thompson 13, Carpenter 9, Sledd 3

S    14 16 15 13- 58
HC 07 18 12 15- 52

CC (25-7) Rucker 9, Knowles 2, Morton 15, Helderman 3, Canada 23,
Wellman 5, Graham 6, Fijiba 2, Bush 10, Jenkins 6

BC (14-18) Hinson 11, Cummins 10, Schultz 2, Gilvin 2, Fisher 4, Tucker 4, Jefferson 11

CC 20 21 22 18- 81
BC 08 16 10 10- 44

Braden May's buzzer-beater corner 3 gives Royals a 67-66 win over Bourbon County

Braden May made a buzzer-beater corner three to give the Mason County Royals a 67-66 win over the Bourbon County Colonels in the quarterfinal round of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County made 5-of-7 three pointers in the first quarter and had a 11-point lead in the second quarter, but Bourbon County roared back and took its first lead of the second half at 59-57 with four minutes left in the fourth quarter.

That was the first of four lead changes in the closing minutes.

The game was tied at 59-59, 61-61, 63-63 and 64-64.

Billy Murphy made a layup to give the Colonels a 66-64 lead with 16 seconds to play.

Mason County called timeout and coach Brian Kirk said he told his team they were going for the win with a three-pointer.

May hit his second straight game winning basket.

Mason County shot a season-best 65.6 percent from the field and made 8-of-14 three-pointers for 57.1 percent.

The Royals have their first four-game winning streak of the season and are 15-15.

Jake Swolsky led Mason County in scoring with 19 points. Xylon Frey followed with 15 points, Carson Brammer added 12 points and Jaylen Lofton had eight points and eight assists.

The Royals will play the Campbell County Camels in the upper bracket semifinal game Friday at 6 p.m.

MC (15-15) Lofton 8, May 6, J. Jones 4, Brammer 12, Frey 15,

Swolsky 19, K. Jones 3

BC (21-11) Nakyir Joyce 14, Murphy 5, Myers 10, Collins 5, Wallace 12, Nakwan Joyce 16, Lukonga 4

MC 19 13 17 18- 67

BC  13 11 19 23- 66


(Updated to include Jaylen Lofton's points and assists,)

Reid Jolly scores 33 points to lead Campbell County past Robertson County 74-55

Reid Jolly, the 10th Region Coaches Association Player of the Year, scored 33 points to lead the Campbell County Camels to a 74-55 victory over the Robertson County Black Devils in the opening game of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The game was tied 23-23, but Campbell County pulled away by ending the first half on a 19-2 run.

The Camels led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter.

Campbell County shot 53.4 percent from the field and scored 18 points off Robertson County's 17 turnovers.

Drew Wilson scored 17 points for the Camels who ran their winning streak to 14 games.

Alex Schlach led Robertson County in scoring with 21 points. Justin Becker added 12 points.

CC (27-4) Wirth 2, Wilson 17, G. Jolly 4, R. Jolly 33, Helton 8, Gross 4, Lawrence 6

RC (22-9) Dixon 8, Dice 8, J. Becker 12, Dotson 2, Gooden 2, R. Becker 4, Schlach 21, 

CC 18 24 23 09- 74
RC 15 10 20 10- 55

Abi Dawson is state runner-up in pole vault with a new school record

Mason County senior Abi Dawson is the state runner-up in the indoor pole vault. 

She broke her own school record for the third consecutive weekend by clearing 10-feet, 6-inches today at Kentucky Elite Athletics pole vault facility in Shelbyville.

Mason County senior Olivia O'Hearn took fourth place with a personal record of 9-feet, 6-inches. 

Mason County eighth graders Morgan Carpenter and Alexis Decker tied for seventh place. Another Mason County eighth grader, Layla Henderson, was eighth.

Carpenter, Decker and Henderson have only been vaulting since January.

The state meet for the pole vault was held today ahead of the rest of the indoor state meet which will take place Saturday at Mason County.

Emily Huber breaks her own school record in the shot put

Another indoor track and field meet and another Mason County record is broken.

Senior Emily Huber broke her own school record in the shot put by a foot with a throw of 31-09.50 Saturday at Mason County Indoor Meet #4.

There were 23 girls teams and 23 boys teams in the final regular season meet.

Dixie Heights won the girls' meet and Simon Kenton won the boys' meet. 

The Mason County girls took fourth place and the Mason County boys finished in seventh place.

Complete results.


Mason County will host the state indoor meet this coming Saturday.

The indoor pole vault state meet takes place today in Shelbyville. Today's results carry over to next weekend's meet.

Boys 10th Region Tournament bracket

Girls 10th Region Tournament bracket

39th District Tournament photos

Royals rally for 71-70 victory over Bracken County in district championship game

The Mason County pulled out a 71-70 victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament tonight in The Fieldhouse.

Braden May hit the game-winning layup with nine seconds to play.

Mason County rallied from a nine-point second quarter deficit to lead 62-56 with 6:21 left in the game, but Bracken County answered with an 11-2 run to lead 67-64 with 2:05 to go.

May hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1:42 to play.

The Polar Bears regained the lead at 68-67 and had a chance to put the game away when Jaylen Lofton fouled out and was called for technical foul with 35 seconds to play. But Bracken County made just 2 of the 4 free throws and May came up with steal after the Polar Bears inbounded the ball. Xylon Frey missed a shot, but made the putback to pull the Royals to within a point.

Bracken County missed two more free throws setting up May's game-winning basket.

The Polar Bears missed two shots in the lane in the closing seconds.

It's Mason County's 26th consecutive victory Bracken County.

Lofton led Mason County in scoring with 20 points. May hit three three-pointers and scored 13 points. Frey had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jeremiah Jones added 11 points.

Bracken County freshman Kason Hinson scored 25 points. Travis Tucker had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Collin Jefferson added 10 points.

MC (14-15) Lofton 20, May 13, Jones 11, Brammer 7, Frey 13, Perry 5, K. Jones 2

BC (14-17) Cummins 8, Hinson 25, Fisher 7, Tucker 14, N, Jefferson 4, C. Jefferson 10, Gilvin 2

MC 17 16 20 18- 71
BC 20 18 15 17- 70

Lady Royals cruise past Lady Saints 59-29 for fifth straight district championship

The Mason County Lady Royals defeated the St. Patrick Lady Saints 59-29 tonight in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

It's the Lady Royals' fifth straight district championship.

Mason County led 19-6 at the end of the first quarter and 37-11 at the half.

The Lady Royals took a 54-19 lead with 5:59 left in the fourth quarter and the rest of the game was played with a running clock.

Rachel Payne led Mason County in scoring with 14 points. Victoria Brooks and Sam Schumacher scored 12 points apiece.

Libby Gallenstein was St. Patrick's leading scorer with eight points.

MC (18-12) Brooks 12, Henry 6, Littleton 2, Howard 3, Harrison 1, Glover 4, White 5, Payne 14, Schumacher 12

SP (12-15) Gallenstein 8, C. McKay 3, Hughes 2, Klee 7, Roush 6, L. McKay 1, Riggs 2

MC 19 18 11 11- 59
SP   06 05 08 10- 29

Saints end season with an 80-71 loss to Bracken County

St. Patrick's season came to end tonight with an 80-71 loss to the Bracken County Polar Bears in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse, but the Saints did not go down without a fight.

After trailing 43-28 in the third quarter, the Saints put together a rally. An old fashioned three-point play by Jack Gallenstein cut the Polar Bear's lead to 64-60 with 3:28 left in the game, but Bracken County answered with a 13-2 run to lead 77-62 with just under a minute to play. 

Riley Mastin led the Saints in scoring with 18 points. Pat McKay followed with 16 points, Braylon Hamilton tossed in 13 points and Gallenstein had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Bracken County was led by Kason Hinson with 24 points. Jhace Cummins scored 15 points. Travis Tucker followed with 13 points and Nathan Jefferson added 11 points.

Bracken County will play Mason County in the championship game Thursday night.

BC (14-16) Hinson 24, Cummins 15, Simons 4, Gilvin 4, Jefferson 11, Fisher 9, Tucker 13

SP (1-30) Hamilton 13, McKay 16, Mastin 18, Connors 3, Rigdon 8, Muehlbauer 1, Gallenstein 10, 

BC 17 20 15 28- 80

SP  12 16 16 27- 71

Lady Saints punch ticket to region with a 53-46 win over Bracken County

Libby Gallenstein made five three-pointers and scored 23 points to lead the St. Patrick Lady Saints to a 53-46 victory over the Bracken County Lady Bears tonight in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

St. Patrick used a 13-0 run to lead 29-22. Bracken County responded with a 14-2 spurt go up 36-31.

Bracken County led 38-35 before Gallenstein hit back-to-back three-pointers. Kennedy Carl answered with a three-pointer for the Lady Bears. Caroline McKay joined the three-point barrage to give the Lady Saints the lead for good with 3:23 to play. 

St. Patrick made 8-of-10 free throws in the closing minutes to seal the victory which avenged two regular season losses to Bracken County.

McKay scored 10 points.

Carl led Bracken County in scoring with 13 points. Aryah Myrick added 10 points.

St. Patrick will play Mason County in the championship game Thursday night.

SP (12-14) C. McKay 10, Roush 3, L. McKay 3, Gallenstein 23, Hughes 6, Klee 8

BC (10-19) Highfield 6, Myrick 10, Bell 5, Wright 4, Carl 13, Goecke 8

SP  07 15 13 18- 53
BC 13 09 14 10- 46

Royals hold off Augusta 69-60 in district semis

The Mason County Royals held off upset-minded Augusta for a 69-60 win in the semifinals of 39th District Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Royals routed the Panthers 70-29 in December, but they had their hands full tonight.

Mason County built a 14-point lead in the second quarter only to see Augusta close to within a point at 39-38 in the third quarter.

The Royals answered with a 12-0 run, but Augusta got to within four points three times in the fourth quarter. The last time was at 55-51 with 4:02 to play. Mason County pushed the lead out to 62-53 with 1:39 remaining. The Panthers would get no closer than six points.

Mason County scored 27 points off Augusta's 27 turnovers.

The Royals were 0-of-15 from beyond the arc. It's the first game this season Mason County has not made a three-pointer.

Jaylen Lofton led Mason County in scoring with 18 points. Jeremiah Jones followed with 11 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

Augusta seventh grader Blake Reed poured in 26 points including 12 in the fourth quarter. Reed hit 16-of-19 free throws including 10-of-11 in the fourth quarter. He had seven assists and five rebounds. Stephen Cordle had a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds.

MC (13-15) Lofton 18, May 5, Jones 11, Brammer 10, Frey 8,
Swolsky 9, Perry 3, Butler 6

A (10-18) Reed 26, White 8, Philpot 4, Appelman 6, Cordle 12, Mains 2, McClanahan 2

MC 16 18 17 18- 69
A     12 12 18 18- 60

(Updated 2/19/2019 with additional statistics.)

Lady Royals advance with a 60-41 victory over Augusta

The Mason County Lady Royals shot just 29.2 percent from the field, but scored 35 points off Augusta's 30 turnovers and defeated the Lady Panthers 60-41 in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County jumped out to a 12-0 lead and was up 17-5 at the end of the first quarter .

Emma Taylor led the Lady Royals in scoring with 15 points. Rachel Payne tossed in 11 points and Victoria Brooks added 10 points.

Nicole Arthur led Augusta in scoring with 13 points.

MC (17-12) Brooks 10, Henry 3, Littleton 3, Taylor 15, Harrison 4, Thomas 3, Payne 11, White 9, Schumacher 2

 A (10-18) Young 3, H. Arthur 9. N. Arthur 13, Kelsch 8, Shields 8

MC 17 11 19 13- 60
A     05 09 11 16- 41

The Veteran's Committee today announced its selections for the Class of 2019 induction into the Girls 10th Region Basketball Hall of Fame. 

Players
Dawn Snedegar, Bath County High School
Wendy Rankin Mahana, Bourbon County High School
Terribeth Brunker, Harrison County High School
Toni Stevenson, Estill County High School
Alice Vanhook, Oddville High School

Coach
Kristy Orem, Fleming County High School

This group joins eight others in the Class of 2019 announced last week.

District Tournament Time

Lady Royals win meet, Dawson and King break records

The Mason County Lady Royals track and field team won the Mason County Indoor Meet # 3 and Mason County seniors Abi Dawson and Te'a King set new school records Saturday.

The Lady Royals racked up 90.5 points. Male and Loveland tied for second place with 69 points.

Dawson broke her own school record in the pole vault by clearing 10 feet. That also ties the Mason County boys' indoor record. Dawson won the event. Mason County senior Olivia O'Hearn finished second by tying her personal best of nine feet.

King won the 55 meter dash in a school record time of 7.34.

Louisville Central won the boys' meet. The Mason County Royals finished in 14th place.

There were 19 girls teams and 21 boys teams in the high school meets.

Royals run past Rowan County, 71-51

The Mason County Royals snapped out of slump by beating the Rowan County Vikings 71-51 Friday night at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County had lost two straight games and six of its last eight. Rowan County entered the game with a 23-4 record, but the Royals scored 18 points off the Rowan County's 17 turnovers and outrebounded the Vikings 41-27.

Mason County outscored Rowan County 21-12 in the second quarter.

Xylon Frey led the Royals in scoring with 17 points. Jaylen Lofton and Carson Brammer scored 16 points apiece.

Mason County plays Augusta Monday at 8 p.m. in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

MC (12-15) Lofton 16, Jones 4, Brammer 16, Frey 17, Swolsky 7,
Perry 7, Butler 2, Mitchell 2

RC (23-5) Davidson 8, Moore 30, Madden 2, Alderman 6, Maxey 3, Goodpaster 2

MC 11 21 21 18- 71
RC  06 12 20 13- 51

Saints lose to Villa Madonna, 72-70

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Villa Madonna Vikings 72-70 Friday night at The Shamrock in the final game of the regular season.

Riley Mastin led four Saints in double figures with 20 points. 

Jack Gallenstein tossed in 17 points, Jaylan Rigdon followed with 14 points and Pat McKay added 10 points.

St. Patrick plays Bracken County in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament Tuesday at 8 p.m. at The Fieldhouse.

VM (11-18) Junker 2, Worton 6, Martin 22, Schlueter 24, Stoddart 4, Thole 12, Zalla 2

SP (1-29) McKay 10, Gallenstein 17, Muehlbauer 6, Rigdon 14,

Mastin 20, Hamilton 3

VM  21 15 21 15- 72 

SP    18 16 17 19- 70

Lady Royals share the ball in a 61-39 victory over Holmes

Getting 19 assists on 25 field goals boosted the Mason County Lady Royals to a 61-39 victory over the Holmes Lady Bulldogs Friday night at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals shot 68.2 percent from the field in the second half.

Emma Taylor was 8-of-12 from the field and scored 17 points. Sam Schumacher followed with 11 points and Rachel Payne made 4-of-6 shots from the field and scored 10 points.

Victoria Brooks dished out nine assists.

The Lady Royals play the Augusta Lady Panthers in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament Monday at 6:30 p,m, at The Fieldhouse.

MC (16-12) Brooks 9, Henry 3, Howard 1, Littleton 3, Taylor 17, Payne 10, White 7, Schumacher 11

H (7-18) Eggleston 2, Crim 4, Manning 2, Barnett 2, Graham 23, Lewis 2, Lee 2, Hill 2

MC 16 10 23 12- 61
H    11  07 15 06- 39

Wald Park Director Lamont Taylor on SportsTalk

Wald Park Director Lamont Taylor was my guest on SportsTalk this morning.

Here is a link to the podcast.

Whitney Owens Hoffer and Keller Menke elected to HOF

Former St. Patrick Lady Saints Whitney Owens Hoffer and former Mason County Lady Royal Keller Menke are among the players in the Girls 10th Region Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2019.

Hoffer is fifth on the Lady Saints' all-time scoring list with 1,442 points.

Menke is fifth on the Lady Royals' all-time scoring list with 1,637 points. 

Here is the list of 2019 Hall of Fame inductees:

Players
Taylor Christmas, Paris
Erin Carmack, Deming
Keller Menke, Mason County
LaDonna Turley, Harrison County
Whitney Owens Hoffer, St. Patrick

Coach
Patrick Kelsch, Bracken County

Contributors
Jason Butler, Mason County 
Faye Thornton, Pendleton County

Players selected by the Veteran's Committee will be announced Monday.

Saints lose to Nicholas County

Pat McKay made six three-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points, but the St. Patrick Saints lost to the Nicholas County Bluejackets 88-55 tonight at The Shamrock.

The Saints trailed 53-23 at the half.

Jack Gallenstein scored 13 points.

St. Patrick hosts Villa Madonna Friday night.

NC (6-20) Davenport 21, Switzer 20, Planck 15, Gritton 7, Davis 8, Liver 4, Saucedo 5, Allison 2, Applegate 2, Ring 4

SP (1-28) McKay 24, Gallenstein 13, Muehlbauer 6, Rigdon 3, Mastin 7, C. Briseno 7

NC 23 30 20 15- 88
SP  12 11 13 19- 55

Lady Royals rout Greenup County, 64-34

The Mason County Lady Royals led 18-4 at the end of the first quarter on their way to a 64-34 road victory over the Greenup County Lady Musketeers tonight.

Greenup County only had nine made field goals and shot 23.5 percent.

The Lady Royals scored 26 points off the Lady Musketeers' 19 turnovers.

Haley White hit four three-pointers and scored a career-high 14 points. Emma Taylor tossed in 13 points. Roclynn Glover added a career-high 10 points.

Mason County hosts the Holmes Lady Bulldogs Friday night.

MC (15-12) Brooks 4, Henry 4, Taylor 13, Glover 10, Harrison 2, Sims 2, Payne 6, White 14, Schumacher 8, Gibbs 3

GC (5-23) Locklear 2, Hill 9, Carroll 4, Miller 5, Hannah 14

MC 18 10 19 17- 64
GC  04 13 09 08- 34

(Updated to include Emma Taylor's 13 points in the recap.)

Lady Saints close out regular season with a loss to Sayre

The St. Patrick Lady Saints closed out the regular season with a 61-44 loss to the Sayre Lady Spartans tonight at The Shamrock.

The Lady Saints beat the Lady Spartans 32-28 in Lexington on January 4th, but were outscored 37-24 in the second half of tonight's rematch.

McKenna Roush led St. Patrick in scoring with 14 points. Justina Klee added 13 points.

The Lady Saints play the Augusta Lady Panthers in the 39th District Tournament semifinals Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

S (4-19) Dennis 29, Murphy 4, Graves 1, Shane 1, Samuel 12, Goodman 14

SP (11-14) Roush 14, Riggs 8, Faust 6, Hughes 4, Tesmer 3, Klee 13,
L.McKay 6, C. McKay 6

S   13 11 21 16- 61
SP 07 13 10 14- 44

(Updated to correct spelling of Goodman,)

GRC's Kennedy Igo POY, Brossart's Kevin Bundy COY in 10th Region

George Rogers Clark junior guard Kennedy Igo is the 10th Region Player of the Year and Bishop Brossart's Kevin Bundy is the 10th Region Coach of the Year in voting by the region's coaches.

Igo is averaging 14.7 points a game.

Bundy guided Bishop Brossart to a 19-9 record in the regular season. The Lady 'Stangs won the 10th Region All "A" Classic last month.

Here are the All-Region teams:

1st Team
Kennedy Igo, George Rogers Clark
Madison Kellione, Harrison County
Mya Meredith, Scott
Summer Secrist, Scott
Hayley Harrison, George Rogers Clark

2nd Team
Marie Kiefer, Bishop Brossart
Mallory Holbrook, Campbell County
Maleaha Bell, George Rogers Clark
Kennedy Kelly, Bourbon County
Zoe Strings, Paris

3rd Team
Victoria Brooks, Mason County
Kennedy Carl, Bracken County
Sophia Allen, Scott
Sydney Morris, Harrison County
Shelby Stafford, Nicholas County

Honorable Mention (alphabetically listed)
Nicole Arthur, Augusta
Grace Hardy, Bourbon County
Kylie Koeninger, Campbell County
Savannah Parker, Montgomery County
Sam Schumacher, Mason County
Shelby Turner, Pendleton County
Chez Tye, Paris
Tamara Wells, Campbell County

Reid Jolly tops the All-Region Team

Campbell County forward Reid Jolly is the 10th Region Player of the Year.

The Player of the Year Award and All-Region Teams are based on a vote by 10th Region coaches.

Jolly is shooting 65.2 percent from the field while averaging 21.9 points and 9.7 rebounds game. He is shooting 45.8 percent from three-point range and 70.9 percent from the free throw line.

Here are the All-Region Teams:

1st Team

Reid Jolly, Campbell County

Dontaie Allen, Pendleton County

Jordan Graham, George Rogers Clark

Trey Meister, Scott

Brennan Canada, George Rogers Clarl

2nd Team

Drew Wilson, Campbell County

Mason Rusch, Calvary Christian

Alex Schalch, Robertson County

Chad Ohmer, Scott

Spencer Free, Harrison County

3rd Team

Jace Wallace, Bourbon County

Jalen Byars, Paris

Justin Becker, Robertson County

Jaylen Lofton, Mason County

JD Schumacher, Bishop Brossart

Honorable Mention (Listed alphabetically by school)

Stephen Cordle, Augusta

Preston Philpot, Augusta

Ethan Eilerman, Bishop Brossart

Nakyir "Scrap" Joyce, Bourbon County

Tad Fisher, Bracken County

Kason Hinson, Bracken County

Tanner Lawrence, Campbell County

Jared Wellman, George Rogers Clark

Quentin Turley, Harrison County

Myron "Duce Ralls, Montgomery County

Pharaoh Davis, Montgomery County

Dalton Davenport, Nicholas County

Sebastion Dixon, Robertson County

Nathan Joyce, Scott

Kyren Simpspn, Scott

David Hunter, Scott

Spencer Macke, Silver Grove

Pat McKay, St. Patrick

News and notes

Here are some news and notes for your Wednesday:

• Tryouts for the Mason County Lady Royals softball team will be held Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Straub Elementary School. You need a current physical to tryout.

• Open tryouts for the Mason County Royals baseball team are set for Wednesday, February 20th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the STEAM Academy building. The tryouts are for high school students only. A current physical is also required for the baseball tryouts.

• The start time for the Villa Madonna at St. Patrick boys' basketball game Friday night has been changed to 7 p.m. There will not be a junior varsity game.

• The 39th District basketball tournaments begin Monday at The Fieldhouse. It's Mason County vs. Augusta on Monday and St. Patrick vs. Bracken County on Tuesday. The championship games are set for Thursday, February 21st. The girls' game is first each night at 6:30.

• The dates for the boys' 10th Region tournament at The Fieldhouse are February 25th and 26th and March 1st and 2nd.

• The dates for the girls' 10th Region Tournament at the Montgomery County High School Arena are February 27th and 28th and March 4th and 5th.

Royals routed by Bishop Brossart, 75-47

The Mason County Royals fell behind 11-0 and were routed by the Bishop Brossart Mustangs 75-47 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Mustangs led 40-16 early in the third quarter. The Royals got to within 14 points at 46-32, but Bishop Brossart pushed the lead back out to 20 points at the end of the third quarter and led by as many as 32 points in the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs outshot the Royals 48.2 percent to 35.8 percent.

Ethan Eilerman and J.D. Schumacher combined for 55 points.
Eilerman made 12-of-17 shots from the field including four three-points and hit 6-of-8 free throws for 34 points. Schumacher had a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Jaylen Lofton led Mason County in scoring with 10 points.

The Royals close out the regular season Friday night at home against the Rowan County Vikings.

BB (17-10) Schrimer 6, Schumacher 21. MacDonald 11, Eilerman 34, Kremer 3

MC (11-15) Lofton 10, Jones 4, Brammer 6, Frey 8, Perry 8, Butler 4, Mitchell 2, Schumacher 5

BB  23 15 18 19- 75
MC 06 10 20 11- 47

Lady Royals blow 12-point lead, lose to Bourbon County, 54-52

The Mason County Lady Royals led 35-23 at the half, but lost to the Bourbon County Lady Colonels 54-52 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals were up 46-39 with seven minutes left in the game, but did not score again until the 2:41 mark.

Mason County had a chance to tie the game, but missed four shots in the closing seconds.

Emma Taylor led the Lady Royals in scoring with 11 points. Sam Schumacher added 10 points.

Mason County plays at Greenup County Thursday night.

BC (20-9) Bentley 8, Hardy 6, Murphy 19, Kelly 17, Hammelback 2, Johnson 2

MC (14-12) Brooks 9, Henry 2, Littleton 7, Taylor 11, Glover 2, Harrison 2, Payne 7, White 2, Schumacher 10

BC   16 07 16 15- 54

MC 18 17 09 08- 52

Lady Saints lose to Lady Lions in Vanceburg

The St. Patrick Lady Saints scored half of their points in the first quarter in a 58-26 loss to the Lewis County Lady Lions tonight in Vanceburg.

St. Patrick led 15-11 early in the second quarter, but Lewis County pulled away with a 19-0 run.

The Lady Saints were outscored 28-9 in the second half.

Caroline McKay and Allison Hughes led St. Patrick in scoring with eight points apiece.

The Lady Saints host Sayre Thursday night.

LC (14-12) Tully 13, Applegate 9, Evans 9, Walker 9, D'Souza 9, McGlone 4, Weddington 2, Lewis 1, Horsely 2

SP (11-13) Gallenstein 3, L. McKay 2, Klee 2, C. McKay 8, Hughes 8, Roush 2, Tesmer 1

LC 11 19 11 17- 58
SP 13 04 04 05- 26

Boys 10th Region Hall of Fame Class of 2019 announced

Former Maysville Bulldogs Jerry King and Jerome Turner are among the players in the 10th Region Hall of Fame Class of 2019 announced today by the 10th Region Boys Basketball Coaches Association. 

Turner is 7th and King is 13th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list. Turner had 1,460 career points, while King scored 1,201 career points.

Both were members of Maysville's 1988 10th Region championship team and the 1990 Bulldogs team that advanced to the semifinals of 1990 All "A" Classic.

Here is the complete Class of 2019:

Players
Bob Griffin, Pendleton County
John Brown, Nicholas County
Michael Cooper, Deming
Justin Saunders, Bishop Brossart
Kirk Ruggles- Tollesboro

Contributors
Graham Johns, Clark County
Jim Gregg, Pendleton County

Players selected by Veteran's Committee
Jerry King, Maysville
Jerome Turner, Maysville
Clyde Cooper, Bracken County
Charles Stapleton, Bracken County
Marty Voiers, Tollesboro

Lady Saints rally for road win over Rose Hill Christian

The St. Patrick Lady Saints rallied from a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter and edged the Rose Hill Christian Lady Royals 52-51 Saturday in Ashland.

The Lady Saints outscored the Lady Royals 22-14 in the fourth quarter.

Allison Hughes made an old fashioned three-point play to give St. Patrick a 52-49 lead. Rose Hill Christian made a shot for the final margin.

Justina Klee led the Lady Saints in scoring with 14 points. McKenna Roush tossed in 13 points. Hughes added 10 points. 

St. Patrick plays at Lewis County tonight.

SP (11-12) Gallenstein 7, Klee 14, C. McKay 5, Hughes 10, Roush 13, Riggs 3

RHC (10-14) Nibert 4, D. Sparks 8, Trimble 14, B. Sparks 24, Compton 1

SP     10 04 16 22- 52
RHC  15 10 12 14- 51

Mason County archery 11th in NASP Region 8 Tournament

The Mason County archery team took 11th place in the National Archery in the Schools Program Region 8 Tournament which took place Friday and Saturday at four sites in the Mason County school system.

It's the first time Mason County has hosted the tournament.

Mason County had a team score of 3,248, just 12 points behind the 10th place team, Harrison County.

Simon Kenton won the tournament with a score of 3,408.

Mason County was led by junior Landen Bowling with a score of 286. He had 19 Tens and ranked eighth among high school boys.

Here are links to the complete results

Team Standings

Indivdual Standings

Final week of the regular season for high school basketball

This is the final week of the regular season for high school basketball teams. Here is the schedule the for the four local teams:

Monday
St. Patrick at Lewis County (Girls)

Tuesday
Bourbon County at Mason County (Girls)
Bishop Brossart at Mason County (Boys)

Thursday
Sayre at St. Patrick (Girls)
Mason County at Greenup County (Girls)
Nicholas County at St. Patrick (Boys)

Friday
St. Patrick at Silver Grove (Girls)
Holmes at Mason County (Girls)
Villa Madonna at St.Patrick (Boys)
Rowan County at Mason County (Boys)

Abigail Dawson sets new school record in pole vault

Mason County senior Abigail Dawson set a new school record in the pole vault at 9-09.00 Saturday at the Mason County Indoor Meet #2.

Dawson and senior Olivia O'Hearn shared the old record at 9-00.00.

Dawson took first place Saturday and O'Hearn was second by matching the old record.

Rockcastle County swept the girls' and boys' team titles.

Here are links to the complete results:

High School Girls

High School Boys

Team Scores

Mason County swept by Harrison County in a boys and girls DH

The Mason County Royals and Lady Royals were swept by Harrison County in a boys and girls doubleheader tonight in Cynthiana.

The Royals rallied from a 16-point third quarter deficit to tie the game with a minute to play, but lost to the Thorobreds, 75-70.
Harrison County's final eight points were on free throws.

The Lady Royals trailed the Fillies 22-8 at the end of the first quarter of a 72-49 loss.

Emma Taylor and Sam Schumacher led the Lady Royals in scoring with 13 points apiece.

The Royals were led in scoring by Jeremiah Jones with a career-high 23 points. Carson Brammer scored 12 points. Jake Swolsky tossed in 11 points and Xylon Frey added 10 points.

Tuesday night is Senior Night at Mason County. The Lady Royals play the Bourbon County Lady Colonels, followed by the Royals against the Bishop Brossart Mustangs.

Boys

HC (8-18) Turley 19, Free 18, Price 8, Linville 9, Thompson 12,
Cummins 2, Carpenter 2, Sledd 5

MC (11-14) Lofton 5, Jones 23, Brammer 12, Frey 10, Swolsky 11, Butler 3

HC  17 17 20 21- 75
MC 15 16 14 25- 70

Girls

HC (21-5) Hines 1, Ecklr 9, Halleron 3, Kellione 29, Morris 12, Clements 4, Kenney 14

MC (14-11) Brooks 7, Henry 4, Taylor 13, Harrison 2, Thomas 2, Payne 4, White 3, Schumacher 13, Gibbs 1

HC  22 12 13 25- 72
MC 08 11 17 13- 49

Saints lose to Bellevue, 64-60

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Bellevue Tigers 64-60 tonight in Bellevue.

St. Patrick led 17-13 at the end of the first quarter, but was outscored 21-15 in the second quarter and 14-10 in the third quarter.

Three Saints scored in double figures. Jack Gallenstein led the way with 14 points, Pat McKay followed with 13 points and Jaylan Rigdon added 12 points.

St. Patrick is back in action Thursday night at home against the Nicholas County Bluejackets.

B (8-19) Jones 2, Ratterman 20, Ross 3, Ryan 17, Duty 6, Hill 14

SP (1-27) McKay 13, Gallenstein 14, Rigdon 12, Mastin 8, Hamilton 9, C. Briseno 2, A. Briseno 2

B   13 21 14 17- 64
SP 17 15 10 18- 60

Mason County sweeps DH vs Fleming County

The Mason County Lady Royals and Royals both posted lopsided wins over Fleming County in a doubleheader at Fleming County tonight.

The Lady Royals had a 16-point lead at the half and led by as many as 24 points in the fourth quarter on their way to a 65-44 victory over the Lady Panthers.

The Royals made 11-of-16 shots in the third quarter of a 74-64 win over the Panthers. It's Mason County's 20th straight victory over Fleming County.

The Royals shot 45.9 percent for the game, breaking a streak of six straight games under 40 percent.

Jaylen Lofton and Xylon Frey both had double-doubles. Lofton scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Frey had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremiah Jones tossed in 15 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

The Lady Royals were led in scoring by Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor with 16 points apiece. Rachel Payne added 11 points.

Mason County plays Harrison County in a boys and girls doubleheader in Cynthiana Saturday. The boys' game is first at 5 p.m.

Girls

MC (14-10) Brooks 12, Henry 7, Littleton 1, Taylor 2, Glover 3, Harrison 1, Adkins 2, Thomas 3, Payne 11, White 7, Svhumacher 8

FC (4-20) Shields 3, Argo 13, Price 2, Jackson 6, Morris 7, Sparks 5, Nelson 8

MC  12 23 11 19- 65

FC   08 11 09 16- 44

Boys

MC (11-13) Lofton 20, Jones 15, Brammer 10, Frey 16, Swolsky 9, Perry 2, Nutler 2

FC (11-16) Flannery 19, Christiansen 5, McKee 11, Saunders 12, Argo 5, Taylor 2

MC 13 08 24 29- 74

FC   11 02 10 31- 54

Saints play much better in 2nd loss to Berea in a week

A week after suffering a 34-point loss to the Berea Pirates in Berea, the St. Patrick Saints led 41-30 at halftime before losing to the Pirates 69-64 tonight at The Shamrock.

The Saints were outscored 18-12 in the third quarter and 21-11 in the fourth quarter.

Pat McKay made five three-pointers and and led St. Patrick in scoring with 21 points. Jaylan Ridgon and Riley Mastin followed with 14 points apiece. Jack Gallenstein added 10.

The Saints play the Bellevue Tigers Saturday night in Bellevue.

B (16-11) Hanney 9, Dorsey 16, Brown 16, West 4, Whitaker 22

SP (1-26) McKay 21, Gallenstein 10, Rigdon 14, Mastin 14, Hamilton 5

B   10 20 18 21- 69
SP 19 22 12 11- 64

Nearly 1,900 archers expected for NASP Region 8 Tournament

Sixty-five schools with nearly 1,900 archers are expected to compete in the National Archery in the Schools Program Region 8 Tournament at Mason County tonight and tomorrow.

The tournament will be held at The Fieldhouse, Mason County Intermediate School, Straub Elementary School and STEAM Academy tonight and at The Fieldhouse, Mason County Intermediate School and Straub Elementary School tomorrow.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Children five and under will be admitted free. 

Big 3rd quarter boosts Lady Saints to a win over St. Joseph

After scoring just two points in the second quarter and only 17 in the first half, the St. Patrick Lady Saints exploded for 21 points in the third quarter on their way to a 48-46 victory over the St. Joseph Central Lady Flyers tonight at The Shamrock.

The Lady Saints trailed by six points at the half, but were up 38-30 after the productive third quarter.

Justina Klee led St. Patrick in scoring with 11 points. Libby Gallenstein added 10 points.

The Lady Saints travel to Ashland Saturday afternoon to play the Rose Hill Christian Lady Royals.

SP (10-12) Gallenstein 10, Klee 11, C. McKay 5, Hughes 8, Roush 9, Hughes 8, Riggs 3, Tesmer 2

SJC (10-11) K. Sheridan 11, Mahlmeister 11, B. Whaley 9, Blankenship 4, Urger 6, Em. Whaley 3

SP    15 02 21 10- 48
SJC  11 12 07 16- 46

Lady Royals rally for a 57-52 victory over St. Henry

The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a 14-point third quarter deficit to defeat St. Henry 57-52 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals trailed 33-19, but ended up outscoring the Crusaders 27-16 in the third quarter.

Mason County got 27 points from players off the bench and scored 28 points off St. Henry's 21 turnovers.

The Lady Royals outscored the Crusaders 24-9 from three-point range.

Victoria Brooks led Mason County in scoring with 11 points. Hannah Adkins added 10 points.

The Lady Royals play the Fleming County Lady Panthers Friday night in Flemingsburg.

MC (13-10) Brooks 11, Henry 3, Littleton 2, Taylor 9, Glover 6, Adkins 10, Thomas 8, Payne 2, Schumacher 6

SH (17-8) Evans 1, Schaefer 1, Millay 16, Ferris 4, Flanagan 11, Ives 4, Lloegbunam 15

MC 09 08 27 13- 57
SH  09 14 16 13- 52

Royals lose to Highlands in Ft. Thomas

The Mason County Royals had a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but were outscored 20-11 in the second quarter and 25-14 in the third quarter of a 74-58 loss to the Highlands Bluebirds Tuesday night in Ft. Thomas.

"I feel like there in the first half our ball pressure put a lot of pressure on them," Mason County coach Brian Kirk said.

Jaylen Lofton hit a shot at the first quarter buzzer to give the Royals a 14-13 lead, but Highlands, with nine seniors, shot 52.7 percent from the field for the game and led by as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter.

"I told our guys we were very proud of their effort, the intensity, and that's the way that, you know, we must play from here on out," Kirk said.

Lofton led Mason County in scoring with 16 points. Xylon Frey added 13 points.

The Royals play the Fleming County Panthers Friday night in Flemingsburg.

H (16-10) Vinson 6, Leigh 9, Sisson 20, Roberts 6, Starkey 12, Salmon 7, Hegge 14

MC (10-13) Lofton 16, Jones 5, Brammer 6, Frey 13, Swolsky 5,
Perry 6, Butler 4

H    13 20 25 16- 74
MC 14 11 14 19- 58

Libby Gallenstein scores 1,000th career point in Lady Saints' loss

St. Patrick junior Libby Gallenstein scored 16 points including her 1,000th career point in the Lady Saints' 54-35 loss to the Robertson County Lady Devils tonight at Robertson County.

The Lady Saints were outscored 24-10 in the fourth quarter. 

The Saints trailed 60-38 at the half and lost the Black Devils 101-57 in the second game of the girls and boys doubleheader.

Pat McKay led the Saints in scoring with 15 points. Jaylan Rigdon tossed in 11 points and Jack Gallenstein added 10 points.

Alex Schlach scored 27 points for the Black Devils.

The Lady Saints host St. Joseph Central Thursday night. 

The Saints are back in action Friday night at home against the Berea Pirates.

Girls

RC (5-17) Roberts 6, Gray 5, Hester 8, Green 19, Turner 3, Courtney 13

SP (9-12) Gallenstein 16, C. McKay 3, Klee 6, Hughes 4, 
L. McKay 2, Riggs 4

RC 13 06 11 24- 54
SP  06 06 13 10- 35

Boys

RC (18-6) Dixon 12, Dice 3, J. Becker 17, Dotson 5, Gooden 2, Horn 6, Wyatt 7, R. Becker 19, Schlach 27, Pilosky 2

SP (1-25) McKay 15, Gallenstein 10, Muehlbauer 9, Rigdon 11,
Mastin 8, Hamilton 2, Gibbs 2

RC 31 29 24 17- 101
SP  18 20 13 06-  57

Lady Royals rally to tie game, but fall to NDA 41-39

The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a 10-point first quarter deficit to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but lost to the Notre Dame Academy Pandas 41-39 tonight in Park Hills.

The only tie was at 37-37 with 3:40 to play. 

Notre Dame hit 1-of-2 free throws to go up 38-37 with 58 seconds remaining. 

Mason County was called for an offensive foul with 13 seconds left. 

Notre Dame guard Danielle Rennekamp made the front end of the 1-and-1, then missed the bonus with 12 seconds to play. 

Mason County got the rebound, but lost the ball out of bounds. 

Rennekamp went back to the foul line and hit both ends of the 1-and-1 to give the Pandas a 41-37 lead with just eight seconds to go. 

Mason County forward Hannah Adkins hit a shot just before the buzzer, but the Lady Royals, who never led, came up two points short.

Rennekamp scored a game-high 21 points.

Victoria Brooks led the Lady Royals in scoring with 12 points. Sam Schumacher added 10 points.

Mason County hosts St. Henry Wednesday night.

NDA (15-9) Rennekamp 21, Feldman 9, Breeze 5, MacKnight 3, Bradshaw 3

MC (12-10) Brooks 12, Henry 2, Taylor 8, Adkins 5, Payne 2, Schumacher 10

NDA 12 12 08 09- 41
MC    07 14 08 10- 39

Lady Royals win first meet

The Mason County Lady Royals won the indoor track and field meet Saturday at the Carmeuse/Mason County Indoor Athletic Complex.

The Mason County Royals took fourth place in the boys' meet.

First place finishes by Mason County athletes include:

• Girls' 4x400 meter relay team of Abigail Dawson, Jennifer Buttery, Paige Decker and Olivia O'Hearn (4.41.28)
• Girls' 4x800 meter relay team of Hayden Faris, Alyssa Bisotti, Alexis Decker and Paige Decker (11.09.26)
• Olivia O'Hearn, pole vault, (9-00.00)

Team standings:

Girls

1. Mason County 97

2. Dixie Heights 62

3. St. Ursula Academy 53

4. George Rogers Clark 47

5. Bourbon County 44

6. St. Henry 39

6. Bath County 39

7. Western Hills 37

8. Simon Kenton 33

9. North Oldham 19

10. Perry County Central 17

11. Paris 10

12. Fleming County 3

13. Madison Central 1

Boys

1. Simon Kenton 85

2. George Rogers Clark 81

3. St. Henry 61

4. Mason County 43

5. Western Hills 41 

6. Bath County 40

7. Bourbon County 35

8. Fleming County 24

9. Madison Central 20

10. Perry County Central 6

High school basketball schedule

This is the next to last week of the regular season for Kentucky high school basketball. Here is this week's schedule for the four local teams:

Monday
Mason County at Notre Dame (Girls)


Tuesday
St. Patrick at Robertson County (Girls)
St. Patrick at Robertson County (Boys)
Mason County at Highlands (Boys)

Wednesday
St. Henry at Mason County (Girls)

Thursday
St. Joseph Central at St. Patrick (Girls)

Friday
Mason County at Fleming County (Girls)
Mason County at Fleming County (Boys)
Berea at St. Patrick (Boys)

Saturday
St. Patrick at Rose Hill Christian (Girls)
Mason County at Harrison County (Girls)
Mason County at Harrison County (Boys)
St. Patrick at Bellevue (Boys)

Royals snap 3-game losing streak with a 60-57 win over Ashland

The Mason County Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 60-57 road win over the Ashland Tomcats tonight.

The Royals led for most of the second and third quarters, but trailed 55-52 late in the game.

With Mason County trailing 57-56, Carson Brammer was fouled on a three-point shot with 24 seconds left. He missed the first free throw, made the second and missed the third, but he ran down the rebound in the left corner.

Jaylen Lofton made one-of-two free throws to give the Royals a 58-57 lead with 13 seconds remaining.

Ashland missed a shot, Lofton got the rebound and was fouled with 1.2 seconds left. He sank both free throws and Ashland's inbounds pass was intercepted  by A.P. Perry at midcourt.

There were two ties and four lead changes in the fourth quarter.

The Royals shot just 36.8 percent field and were 2-of-15 from beyond the arc, but they scored 16 points off the Tomcats' 16 turnovers and had 16 second chance points thanks to a 21-14 advantage on offensive rebounds.

Jeremiah Jones scored a game-high 19 points for Mason County.

Xylon Frey followed with 17 points and Lofton added 10 points.

The Royals play the Highland Bluebirds in Ft. Thomas Tuesday night.

MC (10-12) Lofton 10, J. Jones 19, Brammer 8, Frey 17, Swolsky 2, K. Jones 4

A (10-11) Robinson 10, Mays 3, Sellers 15, Bryant 14, Hudson 15

MC 14 18 12 16- 60

A     17 08 17 15- 57

Saints lose to Pirates in Berea

The St. Patrick Saints trailed 25-4 at the end of the first quarter and lost to the Berea Pirates 64-30 Friday night at Berea.

Berea led 43-15 at halftime.

Jack Gallenstein scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for St. Patrick.

The Saints play the Robertson County Black Devils Tuesday night in Mt. Olivet.

B (14-9) Duckworth 15, Hanney 9, Brown 4, Dorsey 10, West 9, Whitaker 6, Morgan 2, Brennan 4, Smith 2, Luppens 3

SP (1-24) McKay 2, Gallenstein 21, Rigdon 4, Connor 2, Kalb 1

B   25 18 10 11- 64
SP 04 11 05 10- 30

(Updated to include Gallenstein's 10 rebounds.)

Coach Mark Kachler on SportsTalk

Mason County track and field coach Mark Kachler was my guest on SportsTalk this morning.

Here is a link to the podcast.