The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a 24-point halftime deficit to lead by three early in the fourth quarter, but could not hold on and lost to the Rowan County Lady Vikings 62-60 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament at Rowan County.
Adrienne Downs-Perry made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 15 points for Mason County (10-3). Amirah Reed followed with 14 points and Lexi Young and Olivia Hughes scored 12 points apiece.
Kassi Perkins hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Rowan County (9-5).
The Lady Royals were outscored 20-6 in the second quarter and trailed 47-23 at halftime.
Mason County outscored Rowan County 22-11 in the third quarter and was up 51-48 with 6:15 left in the game, but the Lady Vikings answered with a 14-6 run to lead 62-57 with 20 seconds left.
After Reed made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go, Rowan County missed four straight free throws, but had fouls to give and whittled the clock down to a half a second. The Lady Royals missed a half-court heave at the buzzer.
Mason County will travel to Claryville on Tuesday night to play the Campbell County Lady Camels.
Rowan County — Wills 8, Eastham 7, Jenkins 3, Ford 14, Perkins 24, Furnish 6
Mason County — Reed 14, Hughes 12, Downs-Perry 15, Young 12, Fox 3, Buttery 4
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