The Mason County Royals are headed to the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament for the first time after beating the Harrison County Thorobreds 68-57 in the Section 5 championship game tonight at Harrison County.
It looked the Royals were going to win in a rout after leading 59-38 at the end of the third quarter, but Harrison County opened the fourth quarter on a 19-2 run to get to within four points at 61-57 with 1:14 to play. Mason County, after not getting it first point of the quarter until the 2:43 mark, scored the final seven points of the game. The Royals only had one field goal in the fourth quarter.
KG Walton hit four three-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points for Mason County. Nate Mitchell followed with 16 points and Braylon Hamilton added 10 points.
The Royals (13-3) will play the Section 1 champion in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament Thursday at 3 p.m. (EST) in Owensboro. Calloway County and Hopkins Central meet in the Section 1 championship game Monday night at Union County.
Mason County's next game is Tuesday night at home vs. the Campbell County Camels.
Mason County 19 20 20 09 -- 68
Harrison County 19 12 12 19 -- 57
Mason County -- Mitchell 16, Henry 9, Walton 19, Butler 4, Booker 5, Hamilton 10, Bierley 5
Harrison County -- Custard 15, Harris 10, Wilson 2, Kendall 11, Carpenter 13, Furnish 6
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