The Mason County Royals qualified for the Kentucky 2A Championships state basketball tournament for the second straight year with a 78-58 victory over the Estill County Engineers in the Section 6 championship game on Saturday at Greenup County.
Mason County (13-2) led by 20 points late in the second quarter and was up 42-26 at the half.
After Estill County closed the gap to 10, Mason County coach Brian Kirk pulled his starters with 5:11 to play in the third quarter.
The substitutes quickly got the Royals back on track — Grant Owens drew a charge, Conner Butler hit a 3-pointer, Owens drew another charge, Butler sank another 3-pointer, and after an Estill County basket, Carter McClanahan made one of his five 3-pointers to make the score 53-36.
Mason County was up 53-40 when the starters returned with 1:49 left in the third quarter.
The Royals led 57-40 after three quarters and took their biggest lead, 24 points, at 78-54 with one minute remaining in the game.
McClanahan and Terrell Henry scored 15 points apiece. Philip Bierley followed with 13 points and Riley Mastin added 12 points.
Mason County will be back in action on Tuesday night at Campbell County.
The Royals will play Magoffin County, the Section 8 champion, in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament at the Owensboro Sports Center on Friday.
Mason County 18 24 15 21 — 78
Estill County 10 16 14 18 — 58
(Updated to add Magoffin County as Mason County's opponent in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament.)
Mason County — Henry 15, Butler 6, Walton 4, McClanahan 15,
Mastin 12, Hamilton 8, Bierley 13, Feldhaus 5
Estill County — Benton 4, Rose 15, Riddell 10, Brown 15, Arvin 2, Beckler 9, Brinegar 3
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