Thursday, January 04, 2024

Royals rout Powell County in 2A section tournament semifinals

The Mason County Royals shot 68.4 percent from the field and had five players score in double figures in a 99-57 rout of the Powell County Pirates on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament at Fleming County.

Mason County (9-5) led 21-20 midway through the second quarter. The Royals then went on a 27-6 run to make the score 48-26 with 6:21 left in the third quarter. Mason County outscored Powell County (5-7) 31-9 in the fourth quarter.

Cayden Reed stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points,eight assists, six rebounds and four steals. Braylon Hamilton made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points. Jake Feldhaus finished with 17 points and nine rebounds. Landon Scilley was 6-of-7 from the field with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists and Garryon McClain scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-5 from the field including 3-of-3 from 3-point range.

Mason County was 39-of-57 from the field and 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) on 3-point shots for the game. The Royals made 23 of their 26 second half shots for 68.4 percent including 7-of-8 from beyond the arc. 

The Royals outrebounded the Pirates 36-14 and scored 24 points off Powell County's 12 turnovers.

Mason County moves on to the championship game on Saturday night at Fleming County vs. the Fleming County Panthers  

Mason County    16 23 29 31 — 99                 
Powell County    13 11 24 09 — 57

Mason County — Routt 2, C. Reed 22, McClanahan 3, McClain 14, Feldhaus 17, Scilley 13, Horch 4, Hamilton 18, Gibbs 4, Metts 2

Powell County — Ramsey 2, Tipton 2, Edwards 17, Faulkner 2, Carter 2, Rose 21, Brandenburg 9, Morguson 2

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