The Mason County Royals built a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter and were able to hang on for a 75-72 win over the Lyon County Lyons tonight in the PRTC Classic at Jackson County.
Lyon County, ranked as high as No. 9 in the state in preseason polls, is the defending champion of the 2nd Region and is favored to return to the state tournament this season.
Mason County jumped out to an 11-0 lead and was up by three at the half before trailing by three in the third quarter.
The Royals led 59-46 with five minutes left in the game. Lyon County pulled to within four at 71-67 when 3,000 career point scorer Travis Perry hit a three-pointer with 55 seconds to go. After a Mason County turnover, Perry missed a three-point shot.
Mason County guard Carter McClahanan hit two free throws to push the lead back to five with 39 second left.
Perry made another trey with 30 seconds remaining.
McClanahan followed with a basket to make it 75-70 with 13 seconds left.
Perry scored on a putback for the final basket of the game and ended up with a game-high 28 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter.
Four Mason County players scored in double figures. Riley Mastin had a double-double with 18 points (including his 1,000th career point) and 13 rebounds before fouling out 2:24 to play. Riley did not miss a shot. He was 6-of-6 from the field (including 1-of-1 from behind the arc) and 3-of-3 on free throws. Braylon Hamilton hit four three-pointers and scored 16 points. Terrell Henry and Philip Bierley scored 14 apiece.
KG Walton dished out 10 assists before fouling out with 1:30 to go.
Mason County (2-0) plays at Bourbon County Tuesday night.
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