Thursday, November 30, 2023

Mason County hangs for a win over Greenup County

The Mason County Royals had their 28-point first quarter lead cut to three with less than two minutes left in the game but were able to hang on for a 74-68 road victory over the Greenup County Musketeers on Thursday night.

Blake Reed led four Royals in double figure scoring with 22 points. Landon Scilley scored a career-high 18 points, Braylon Hamilton followed with 13 points and Jake Feldhaus added 10 points.

Mason County (1-1) led 17-1 and 31-3 in the first quarter and 48-28 at halftime.

Greenup County (0-2) rallied to within three points late in the third quarter.

The Royals pushed the lead back to nine at 68-59 with 4:21 remaining in the game, but the Musketeers went on an 8-2 run to make it 70-67 with 1:55 to go. 

Mason County sealed the victory by hitting 4-of-6 free throws in the final minute.

The Royals will travel to Independence on Tuesday night to play the Simon Kenton Pioneers.

Mason County        32 16 10 16 — 74
Greenup County     09 19 25 15 — 68  

Mason County — Hamilton 13, B. Reed 22, Feldhaus 10, C. Reed 9, Horch 2, Scilley 18

Greenup County — Gammon 14, B. Adkins 7, Chandley 17, Underwood 10, E. Adkins 7, Gibson 7, Herrington 6

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