Saturday, February 03, 2024

Royals lose to Cooper in 9th vs. 10th Hardwood Classic

Mason County kept it close for a half, but a lopsided third quarter doomed the Royals in a 64-45 loss to the Cooper Jaguars on Saturday afternoon in the 9th vs. 10th Hardwood Classic at  Augusta.

Mason County fell behind 11-2 in the first four minutes, then closed the gap to 15-13 before Cooper scored the last six points of the first quarter.

The Royals got back to within two at 25-23 and had a chance to tie the game or take the lead, but missed a 3-pointer and the Jaguars made a trey to end the half. 

Cooper opened the second half with a 23-2 run to lead 51-25. The Jaguars outscored the Royals 25-11 in the third quarter.

Cooper (16-7) shot 65 percent from the field in the second half and 50 percent for the game. 

Mason County (14-9)  shot 37.2 percent from the field for the game.

The Jaguars outrebounded the Royals 39-18.

Jake Feldhaus led Mason County in scoring with 19 points. Braeden Myrick followed with 10 points.

The Royals will host the Bishop Brossart Mustangs on Thursday night.

Cooper                    21 07 25 11 — 64             
Mason County         13 10 11 11 — 45

Cooper — Blackburn 3, Brown 5, Combs 9, Murphy 9, Johnson 19, Pouncy 19

Mason County  Routt 2, McClain 6, Myrick 10, Feldhaus 19, Scilley 2, Horch 2, Hamilton 4

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