Thursday, January 09, 2025

Lady Royals lose to Rowan County 62-60 in 2A Section 6 semifinals

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    17 20 11 14  62
Mason County    17 06 22 15  60

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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