Royals beat Bishop Brossart to advance to region semifinals

Braeden Myrick and Garryon McClain each scored 21 points and Cole Horch had 16 points and seven rebounds as the Mason County Royals beat the Bishop Brossart Mustangs 67-59 on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the 10th Region Tournament at Montgomery County Arena.

Mason County has won eight straight games to run its record to 17-13.

Myrick hit five 3-pointers, McClain sank three treys and Horch was 6 of 6 from the field.

Parker Mulberry five 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Bishop Brossart (15-16). Carson Hesse tossed on 13 points and Beckett Kuntz added 11 for the Mustangs.

There were four ties and seven lead changes in the first half.

Bishop Brossart took its last lead at 25-23 with 2:12 left in the second quarter, but Mason County ended the half on a 7-0 run thanks to a 3-pointer by Myrick and four-point play by McClain.

The Royals were up 41-29 with 2:36 to go in the third quarter before the Mustangs finished the quarter on a 7-0 run.

Bishop Brossart twice closed the gap to three points in the fourth quarter, but Mason County pushed the lead to 11 at 62-51 with 39 seconds remaining.

Mason County drained 50% from the field goal attempts and 9 of 21 (42.9%) from 3-point range.

The Royals will play the Montgomery County Indians in the semifinals next Monday at 6 p.m. Montgomery County routed the Harrison County Thorobreds 87-25 in the opening game.

Mason County            17 13 11 26 — 67

Bishop Brossart         16 09 11 23 — 59

Mason County — Routt 7, McClain 21, Metts 2, Myrick 21, Horch 16

Bishop Brossart —Kuntz 11, Mulberry 17, Boruske 5, Hadden 4, Steffen 4, Hesse 13, Combs 2