The Mason County Royals controlled the pace of the game, only trailed by a point at the half and held George Rogers Clark to 25 points under its season average, but fell to the top ranked Cardinals 57-45 in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at Holmes High School.
After leading 25-24 at halftime, GRC took control of the game by outscoring Mason County 14-6 in the third quarter. The Cardinals took their biggest lead at 47-34 with 4:46 remaining in the game. The Royals scored six straight points to close to within six with 2:54 to go, but GRC answered with an 8-2 run capped off by an alley-oop dunk by Trent Edwards.
GRC outrebounded Mason County 30-11 and had a 14-4 advantage in 2nd chance points.
GRC junior Jerone Morton scored 12 of his game-high 17 points in the second half.
KG Walton led Mason County in scoring with 13 points. Nate Mitchell added 11 points. Walton and Mitchell were named to the All-Tournament Team.
The Royals end the season with a 24-6 record.
GRC (32-1) will play the Bracken County Polar Bears in the championship game Tuesday at 7 p.m. Bracken County edged the Campbell County Camels 71-69 in overtime in the other semifinal game.
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