Royals beat Madison Central, advance to semis of White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic

Terrell Henry scored 17 points, Riley Mastin followed with 16 points and Braylon Hamilton added 10 points, and the Mason County Royals defeated the Madison Central Indians 50-44 on Wednesday in the quarterfinal round of the White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

At 10-0, Mason County is off to its best start since the 2006-07 season.

The Royals fell behind 6-0, but took control of the game by outscoring the Indians 17-9 in the second quarter. 

Mason County was up 41-33 after three quarters. Madison Central got to within two points three times in the fourth quarter, but the Royals had an answer each time and ended the game on a 5-1 run.

KG Walton had 10 assists. Philip Bierley pulled down nine rebounds. 

The Royals advance to the semifinals on Thursday at 8 p.m. against the winner of the North Oldham vs. North Laurel game.

Mason County    13 17 11 09 — 50

Madison Central 16 09 08 11 — 44

Mason County — Henry 17, Walton 2, Mastin 16, Hamilton 12, Bierley 3

Madison Central — Harrison 10, Davis 13, Todd 5, West 11, Mullins 5