Lyons is second on the Royals' all-time scoring list with 2,621 career points. He scored 1,216 points in his season season (1969-70), averaging 33.8 points a game.
Lyons scored a school-record 60 points in Mason County's 82-76 victory over Bourbon County on February 20, 1970.
Lyons was a Kentucky All-Star and played in the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic. He played for Adolph Rupp and Joe B. Hall at the University of Kentucky.
Two other former Royals- Chris Lofton and Darius Miller- have been inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame. Legendary Maysville Bulldogs Coach Earle D. Jones is also a member of the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame.
Lyons and the rest of the Class of 2020 will be inducted on July 11 at the State Theater in Elizabethtown.
Ronnie one of the best in 10th region history. Maybe the best.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Ronnie!!!! So long overdue!
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