Amirah Reed and Lexi Young scored 15 points apiece to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 53-50 win over the Fleming County Lady Panthers on Saturday night in the championship game of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament.
Lady Royals advance to the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament for the first time.
Fleming County jumped out to a 7-0 lead and was up 16-9 before Olivia Hughes and Reed hit back-to-back 3-pointers to close the gap to one at the end of the first quarter.
The Lady Panthers led 24-22 at the half.
The Lady Royals tied the game at 30-all with 4:15 remaining in the third quarter and grabbed their first lead at 33-32.
There were six lead changes in the fourth quarter. Arianna Adams gave Fleming County its last lead at 47-46 when she scored her 1,000th career point on a bank shot she tossed backward over her head while falling to the floor with 1:01 to go.
Young scored on a layup with 48 seconds on the clock. That basket started a 7-0 Mason County run that made the score 53-47 with only 12 seconds left.
Laci Burns made a 3-pointer for Fleming County with seven seconds remaining.
Mason County missed two free throws with five seconds left. The Lady Panthers threw the ball away with two seconds to go. The Lady Royals inbounded the ball and time expired.
Adams scored a game-high 23 points for Fleming County. Burns added 11 points.
Mason County (10-5) will play host to Morgan County on Monday night before playing Taylor County in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament against Section 4 champion on Friday in Owensboro.
Fleming County (9-3) will host Scott on Tuesday night.
Mason County — Reed 15, Hughes 6, Pfeffer 1, Downs-Perry 6, Young 15, Fox 1, Buttery 9
Fleming County — Burns 11, S. Price 3, Adams 23, Jackson 4, M. Price 2, Watson 7
WINNERS. pic.twitter.com/ldK6r8xNsy
— Mason County Lady Royals Basketball (@MCLadyRoyals) January 6, 2024
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