AJ Reed signs with UPike

Mason County senior AJ Reed signed today to play basketball at the University of Pikeville. 

Reed led the Lady Royals in scoring, steals, assists and three-pointers last season while playing point guard. She was named Second Team All-10th Region.

"Considering the talent in our region, with many talented players, that's quite an accomplishment," Mason County coach Brad Cox said.

Reed's dad, Adam Reed, played basketball at Pikeville.

"It's unique opportunity that we have to bring a student-athlete in who's a legacy at the University of Pikeville," UPike coach Clifton Williams said.

Williams said it was special for UPike and special for the Reed family.

"We are going to push AJ to be the best she can be on and off the court, and that's what its all about, and she's going to walk away with a degree," Williams said.

 

Clark Co. upsets No. 1 Campbell Co., Scott edges Mason Co. in double overtime in girls semis

The Clark County Lady Cardinals upset top ranked Campbell County 51-48 and the Scott Lady Eagles edged the Mason County Lady Royals 65-63 in double overtime tonight in the semifinals of the Girls 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County used a 9-0 run to take a 52-48 lead with 1:52 left in the fourth quarter, but Scott answered with a 4-0 run to force overtime.

Scott missed a shot at the end of the first overtime.

The Lady Royals led 61-59 in the second overtime, but the Lady Eagles again scored four straight points to regain the lead. 

After Mason County junior Victoria Brooks tied the game at 63-63, Scott senior Anna Clephane made one of two free throws with 18 seconds remaining and hit one of two free throws with 5.9 seconds left. 

AJ Reed's desperation shot just inside the midcourt stripe was short as the buzzer sounded.

Victoria Brooks led the Lady Royals in scoring with 21 points.

Reed scored 17 points, Kara Moran followed with 12 points and Haley White added 11 points.

Reed and Moran were named to the All-Tournament Team.

In the first game, Clark County jumped out to a 9-0 lead and was up by as many as 15 points in the second quarter.

The Lady Camels rallied to tie the game 38-38 in the fourth quarter.

Clark County went up by five at 48-43 with 1:30 to go.

Campbell County got to within one point at 49-48 with 5.8 seconds left.

Kennedy Igo sank two free throws to make it 51-48 with 3.6 seconds to go.

Taylor Clos missed a long three-pointer at the buzzer.

Clos scored a game-high 25 points and was named to the All-Tournament Team along with her teammate, Lexi Stapleton.

Clark County and Scott will meet in the championship game Saturday at 7 p.m.

Clark Co.  (25-7) J. Flowers 8, Behanan 12, Igo 8, Bell 8, Harrison 3, T. Flowers 6, Wilson 6

Campbell Co. (29-4) Clos 25, Schwarber 9, Stapleton 9, Miller 3, Koeninger 2

Clark Co.        11 15 09 16- 51

Campbell Co. 05 10 18 15- 48

S (19-14) Coleman 2, Secrist 23, Profitt 8, Allen 14, Clephane 18

MC (19-12) Brooks 21, Reed 17, Taylor 2, Moran 12, White 11, 

S     13 15 14 10 04 09- 65

MC 13 15 11 14 04 07- 63

Lady Royals defeat Augusta 74-29

The Mason County Lady Royals jumped out to a 16-0 lead and scored 20 points off Augusta's 16 first quarter turnovers on their way to a 74-29 victory over the Lady Panthers tonight in the upper bracket semifinal game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

 Mason County led 25-4 at the end of the first quarter and 52-9 at the half.

The second half was played with a running clock.

Victoria Brooks and AJ Reed led the Lady Royals in scoring with 13 points apiece.

Emma Taylor followed with 12 points and Kara Moran added 10 points.

Katie Stanton and Alexis Shields each scored 10 points for the Lady Panthers.

Mason County advances to the championship game Thursday night.

MC (17-11) Brooks 13, Reed 13, Routt 2, Taylor 12, Moran 10, Adkins 2, Thompson 3, White 9, Schumacher 6, Poe 2

A (9-17) Stanton 10, Shields 10, Kelsch 4, N. Arthur 1, H. Arthur 2, Harper 1

MC  25 27 09 13- 74   

A      04 05 14 06- 29

Lady Royals fall to Franklin County in regular season finale

The Mason County Lady Royals ended the regular season with a 55-53 loss to the Franklin County Lady Flyers tonight at The Fieldhouse.

There were eight ties and 10 lead changes.

Mason County led by as many as nine points in the second quarter.

Franklin County trimmed the deficit to six at the half and outscored Mason County 16-7 in the third quarter to lead 45-42.

The Lady Royals used an 11-6 run to lead 53-51, but the Lady Flyers scored the final four points.

Kara Moran led Mason County in scoring with 12 points.

AJ Reed followed with 11 points and Victoria Brooks tossed in 10 points.

The Lady Royals play the Augusta Lady Panthers in the 39th District Tournament Monday night at The Fieldhouse.

FC (16-14) Talley 8, Burdette 2, Welsh 15, Jordan 6, Levarity 2, Thacker 10, Laster 12

MC (16-11) Brooks 10, Reed 11, Taylor 3, Moran 12, Payne 7, White 6, Schumacher 2, Poe 2

FC  20 09 16 10- 55

MC 24 11 07 11- 53

Lady Royals rout Bourbon County

The Mason County Lady Royals jumped out to a 16-0 lead and had a 21-0 in the third quarter on their way to a 72-29 victory over the Bourbon County Lady Colonels tonight in Paris.

The Lady Royals shot 58.8 percent from the field, had 23 assists, 20 steals and scored 32 points off Bourbon County's 26 turnovers.

Emma Taylor scored a career-high 20 points.

Kara Moran followed with 15 points and AJ Reed added 13 points.

Mason County closes out the season at home Friday night against the Franklin County Lady Flyers.

MC (16-10) Brooks 6, Reed 13, Taylor 20, Moran 15, May  Payne 5, White 5, Schumacher 2

BC (12-17) Bentley 3, Murphy 8, Mitchell 3, Hawelback 7, Rogers 1, Penny 7

MC 18 10 21 23- 72

BC  02 13 06 08- 29

Lady Royals' winning streak snapped by loss to Simon Kenton

The Mason County Lady Royals' season-high five-game winning streak was snapped by a 63-50 loss to the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers this afternoon at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County led 14-11 at the end of the first quarter, but was outscored 21-9 in the second quarter and 17-10 in the third quarter.

Simon Kenton's biggest lead was 18 points at 51-33 in the fourth quarter.

Three Lady Royals scored in double figures with Victoria Brooks leading the way with 13 points. She was 5-of-6 from the field.

AJ Reed and Kara Moran followed with 10 points apiece.

The Lady Royals travel to Paris Tuesday night to play the Bourbon County Lady Colonels.

SK (15-8) Jones 15, Stamper 14, Harmeyer 18, Neace 11, Buckner 2, Bush 3

MC (15-10) Brooks 13, Reed 10, Taylor 2, Moran 10, Payne 5, Schumacher 6, Poe 4

SK  11 21 17 14- 63

MC 14 09 10 17- 50

Lady Royals and Royals post Senior Night wins

The Mason County Lady Royals and Royals both used big second halves to secure wins on Senior Night tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals ended the game on a 35-9 run to beat the Greenup County Lady Musketeers 58-32.

The Royals survived a first half three-point barrage by Western Brown to rally for a 73-55 victory over the Broncos.

The Lady Royals scored the final 16 points to run their winning streak to four games.

Kara Moran led Mason County in scoring with 14 points.

Victoria  Brooks followed with 12 points and AJ Reed added 10 points.

The Lady Royals travel to Georgetown Tuesday night to play the Scott County Lady Cardinals.

In the boys game, Western Brown hit 10-of-16 three-pointers in the first half including 6-of-9 in the first quarter.

The Broncos led 31-22 before the Royals closed the gap to 34-33 at the half.

After trailing 41-35, Mason County closed the third quarter on a 15-3 run and opened the fourth quarter with an 11-3 run to lead 61-45 with 5:45 to play.

The Broncos closed to within 12 points, but the Royals scored the final six points.

Western Brown ended up 14-of-29 (48.3 percent) from beyond the arc and only had four two-point field goals.

Western Brown junior Josh Taylor hit six three-pointers and scored a game-high 26 points. He drained five treys and scored 19 points in the first half.

Leevi Dunaway led Mason County in scoring with 21 points. 

Jaylen Lofton scored 16 points, Carson Brammer tossed in 12 points and Malkolm Devine added 10 points.

The Royals host the Ashland Tomcats Monday night.

Girls

MC (14-9) Moran 14, Schumacher 1, Reed 10, Poe 8, Brooks 12, May 4, Payne 6, Walton3

GC (5-16) Miller 4, Haywood 8, Robinson 9, Hannah 1, Boggs 5, Carroll 5

MC 09 10 16 23- 58

GC 07 09 10 06-  32

Boys 

MC (14-10) Dunaway 21, Lofton 16, Perkins 6, Frey 6, Jones 2, Devine 10, Brammer 12

WB (11-7) Wolfe 9, Fischer 3, Finn 7, Smith 9, Taylor 26, Tull 1

MC 18 15 17 23- 73

WB 22 12 11 10- 55

White's three-pointer gives Lady Royals a 46-43 win over St. Henry

Haley White hit a three-pointer in the closing seconds to give the Mason County Lady Royals a 46-43 win over the St. Henry Crusaders tonight in Erlanger.

St. Henry led by as many as 11 points and was up 42-38 midway through the fourth quarter. 

AJ Reed led Mason County in scoring with 12 points. 

Kara Moran tossed in 11 points.

The Lady Royals have won three straight games. They host Greenup County Saturday at 6 p.m. on Senior Night.

MC (13-9) Moran 11, Schumacher 4, Reed 12, Poe 3, Brooks 7, White 7, Payne 2

SH (9-12 Iloegbunam 9, Ives 13, Evans 5, Benson 6, Cline 6, Beetem 2, Rice 2

MC 11 07 15 13- 46

SH  12 13 13 05- 43

Lady Royals snap four-game losing streak with a win over Frederick Douglass

The Mason County Lady Royals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-51 victory over  Frederick Douglass tonight at the Lady Royals Gym.

There were 43 fouls and 53 free throws.

Mason County senior point guard AJ Reed scored a game-high 19 points. She hit 7-of-8 free throws.

Emma Taylor scored 17 points.

Kara Moran made 11-of-13 free throws and scored 15 points.

The Lady Royals travel to Lexington Wednesday night to play Henry Clay.

MC (11-9) Brooks 9, Reed 19, Taylor 17, Moran 15, Payne 2, Schumacher, Poe 2

FD (6-14) Jackson 18, Gentry 5, Williams 3, Wallace 9, Fogle 4, Mayes 2, Hollingsworth 5, Parks 2, Frazier 3

MC 20 18 18 10- 66

FD  12 15 12 12- 51

Lady Royals routed by Campbell County

The Campbell County Lady Camels pulled away from the Mason County Lady Royals with a 17-0 run in the first quarter on their way to an 81-51 victory today in Claryville.

Campbell County, ranked No.1 in the state in The Courier-Journal's Litkenhous ratings, was up 25-6 at the end of the first quarter, 41-18 at the half and 67-35 at the end of the third quarter.

The Lady Camels expanded the lead to 35 points at 78-43 to trigger the running clock.

It's Mason County's fourth straight loss.

Three Lady Royals scored in double figures- AJ Reed with 16 points and Victoria Brooks and Kara Moran with 10 points apiece.

Mason County hosts Frederick Douglass Monday night at the Lady Royals Gym downtown,

CC (21-2) Clos 21, Schwarber 14, Wells 11, Stapleton 14, Holbrook 9, Miller 5, Turner 4, Crowl 1,

Fleckenstein 2

MC (10-9) Brooks 10, Reed 16, Taylor 6, Moran 10, Schumacher 4, May 2, Payne 2, Walton 1

CC  25 16 26 14- 81

MC 06 12 17 16- 51

Lady Royals suffer third straight loss

The Mason County Lady Royals were held to 15 second half points and suffered their third straight loss, falling to the Scott Lady Eagles 64-49 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Scott shot 51.3 percent from the field and scored 25 points off Mason County's 18 turnovers.

There were four ties and 14 lead chances in the first half, but the Lady Eagles outscored the Lady Royals 25-15 in the second half.

Mason County made just five field goals in the second half.

A.J. Reed led the Lady Royals in scoring with 16 points. 

Kara Moran added 14 points.

Mason County plays the region's top team- Campbell County- Saturday afternoon in Claryville.

S (12-7) Fields 3, Coleman 2, Reinhart 16, Secrist 20, Profitt 4, Allen 2, Clephane 17

MC (10-8) Brooks 7, Reed 16, Taylor 3, Moran 14, Adkins 2, May 5, Schumacher 2

S     17 22 09 16- 64

MC 19 15 05 10- 49

Lady Royals breeze past Frederick Douglass 62-41

Victoria Brooks scored 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 62-41 over the Frederick Douglass Lady Broncos today in the consolation bracket of the 11th Annual Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County.

The Lady Royals opened the game with a 9-0 run. 

Mason County scored 34 points off Frederick Douglass' 34 turnovers.

AJ Reed scored 12 points.

The Lady Royals play the Bath County Lady Wildcats in the fifth place game Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

MC (7-5) Walton 1, Brooks 18, Henry 2, Reed 12, Taylor 2, Moran 9, Adkins 3, May 3, White 1, Schumacher 4, Poe 1

FD (4-9) Jackson 26, Gentry 2, Williams 6, Wallace 2, Fogle 3, Hollingsworth 2, 

MC 14 13 19 16- 62

FD  12 08 07 14- 41

Royals and Lady Royals win in US Bank Mike Murphy Classic

The Mason County Royals rallied from a seven-point deficit to beat the Highlands Bluebirds 72-61 for their sixth straight victory and the Mason County Lady Royals routed the Lewis County Lady Lions 61-37 in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic tonight at The Fieldhouse.

After trailing 38-31 at halftime, the Royals outscored the Bluebirds 21-6 in the third quarter.

Highlands hit six three-pointers in the first half, but were just one of 10 beyond the arc in the second half.

Leevi Dunaway scored his 1,000th career point in the second quarter and ended up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.

Jaylen Lofton scored 18 points, Jeremiah Jones followed with 11 points and Caleb Boyd added 10 points.

The Lady Royals scored 30 points in the second quarter and led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter.

AJ Reed led Mason County in scoring with 16 points and was followed by Emma Taylor with 14 points and Victoria Brooks with 13 points.

The US Bank Mike Murphy Classic continues Friday night. The Lady Royals play the Nicholas County Lady Jackets at 6:30 followed by the Royals against the Pendleton County Wildcats.

Boys

MC (7-2) Dunaway 25, Lofton 18, Perkins 1, Boyd 10, Steward 2, Jackson 2, Frey 3, Jones 11

H (4-5) Hegge 11, Gabbard 9, Gulley 2, Noe 12, Schoellman 5, Huber 2, Roberts 13, Leigh 5, Thompson 2

MC 17 14 21 20- 72

H    19 19 06 17- 61

Girls

MC (5-4) Walton 2, Brooks 13, Henry 2, Reed 16, Taylor 14, Moran 8, Thompson 2, Poe 2

LC (3-5) Tully 7, Yates 11, McGlone 2, Horsley 2, Short 2, Cortez 3, DeSousa 2, Voyles 6

MC 13 30 09 09- 61

LC  06 13 09 09- 37

Lady Royals top Newport 56-46

The Mason County Lady Royals bounced back from Saturday's lopsided loss to top ranked Mercer County by defeating the Newport Lady Wildcats 56-46 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County shot 47.7 percent from the field and scored 21 points off Newport's 22 turnovers.

AJ Reed led the Lady Royals in scoring with 14 points.

Kara Moran followed with 13 points and Victoria Brooks added 11 points.

The Lady Royals host the Lewis County Lady Lions Thursday at 8 p.m. in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic.

MC (4-4) Brooks 11, Reed 14, Taylor 2, Moran 13, May 5, Payne 6, Poe 5

N (4-4) Wallace 2, Garland 7, McDay 15, Meredith 10, McGuire 2, Davis 10

MC 12 15 13 16- 56

N     10 14 11 11- 46

Lady Royals hang on for a 64-57 victory over Boone County

The Mason County Lady Royals had an 18-point lead trimmed to two but were able to hang on for a 64-57 victory over the Boone County Lady Rebels tonight at the Lady Royals Gym downtown.

Victoria Brooks led the Lady Royals in scoring with a career-high 25 points. AJ Reed added 12 points.

Mason County hosts defending state champion Mercer County tomorrow at The Fieldhouse. The freshman play at 2 p.m., the junior varsity at 3 p.m. and the varsity at 4:30 p.m.

MC (3-3) Brooks 25, Reed 12, White 8, May 6, Schumacher 5, Taylor 4, Payne 2, Poe 2

BC (3-4) Gieske 24, Hirm 23, Anderson 8, Avila 2

MC 21 10 21 12- 64

BC  05 20 15 17- 57

Mason County sweeps a doubleheader vs. Bracken County in 10th Annual Shoot for a Cure

Mason County swept Bracken County in a girls and boys doubleheader tonight in the 10th Annual Shoot for a Cure at Bracken County.

The Lady Royals led 41-23 at the half and beat the Lady Bears 65-30.

The Royals outscored the Polar Bears 22-9 in the third quarter on their way to a 69-45 victory.

The Lady Royals were led in scoring by Victoria Brooks and Haley May with 11 points apiece. 

AJ Reed added 10 points.

The Lady Bears were led in scoring by Kaitlyn Wills with eight points.

Jaylen Lofton stuffed the stat sheet for the Royals with 20 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals. 

Leevi Dunaway scored 17 points, Jayden Steward followed with 15 points and Caleb Boyd added 11 points.

Tad Fisher was Bracken County's leading scorer with 14 points.

The Royals play at East Carter Thursday night.

The Lady Royals host defending state champion Mercer County Saturday afternoon.

Girls

MC (2-3) Brooks 11, Reed 10, Harrison 2, Taylor 8, Moran 7, Adkins 3, May 11, Payne 2, White 4, Schumacher 4, Poe 3

BC (0-7) Dawson 5, Wills 8, Myrick 2, Ruf 3, Bell 5, Hamilton 2, Carl 2, Crouch 1, Goecke 2

MC 19 22 10 14- 65

BC  13 10 02 05- 30

Boys

MC (3-2) Dunaway 17, Lofton 20, Boyd 11, Steward 15, Jackson 2, Frey 2, May 2

BC (1-5) Tanner Fisher 9, Tad Fisher 14, T. Tucker 4, Deaton 8, Clos 4, M. Tucker 6

MC 15 12 22 20- 69

BC  11 10 09 15- 45



(Updated to add Kaitlyn Wills as the Lady Bears' leading scorer and to add five steals to Jaylen Lofton's totals.)

Lady Royals top Ryle 72-62 for first win

The Mason County Lady Royals outscored the Ryle Lady Raiders 32-22 in the fourth quarter and snapped a three-game season-opening losing streak with a 73-62 victory this afternoon at The Fieldhouse.

Ryle led 24-12 in the second quarter, but the Lady Royals ended the half on a 17-3 run to lead 29-27 at intermission.

There were five ties and five lead changes in the game.

Mason County shot 52.5 percent from the field (including 42.9 percent from beyond the arc) and had four double figure scorers.

AJ Reed scored a game-high 20 points. Kara Moran followed with 15 points, Victoria Brooks tossed in 14 points and Haley White added 11 points.

The Lady Royals play the Bracken County Lady Bears in Brooksville Tuesday night.

MC (1-3) Reed 20, Moran 15, Brooks 14, White 11, Poe 5, Payne 4, May 4

R (4-2) Schwartz 17, Scherr 14, Douthit 13, Crittendon 9, Johnson 8, Gore 1

MC 12 17 12 32- 73

R     15 12 13 22- 62

Three-pointers key in the Holmes Lady Bulldogs' win over the Lady Royals

The Holmes Lady Bulldogs hit 13 three-pointers in a 71-60 victory over the Mason County Lady Royals last night in Covington.

The Lady Bulldogs made 10-of-15 shots (66.7%) from the behind the arc in the first half and led 42-28 at intermission. 

Holmes' biggest lead was 18 points at 54-36 in the third quarter.

Mason County senior point guard AJ Reed led all scorers with a career-high 22 points. 

Kara Moran added 10 points.

Mason County was 9-of-14 (64.3%) on three-pointers.

The Lady Royals host Ryle Saturday afternoon.

H (3-0) Beckett 12, Johnson 18, Graham 19, Keith 5, Stowers 2, Engleman 15

MC (0-3) Brooks 7, Reed 22, Taylor 3, Moran, May 5, White 6, Schumacher 5, Poe 2

H    19 23 14 15- 71

MC 14 14 11 21- 60

(Updated to include Mason County's three-point shooting)

Lady Cardinals edge Lady Royals 62-61 in OT

The Clark County Lady Cardinals, the No. 1 team in the 10th Region and the defending champions of the region, escaped with a 62-61 overtime win over the Mason County Lady Royals tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County guard AJ Reed hit a three-pointer to send the game into overtime.

The Lady Cardinals outscored the Lady Royals 4-3 in the extra period.

Clark County was without sophomore point guard Kennedy Igo who is sidelined with an injury.

Senior forward Shemaya Behanan  scored a game-high 22 points for Clark County. 

Jasmine Flowers scored 12 points and Haley Harrison added 11 points.

Reed and Victoria Brooks scored 13 points apiece for Mason County. Kara Moran added 11 points.

Mason County lost its season opener to Rowan County in overtime Tuesday night.

Clark County beat Mason County in overtime in the championship game of the 10th Region tournament last season.

The Lady Royals play the Holmes Lady Bulldogs in Covington Monday night.

CC (1-1) J. Flowers 12, Bell 6, Wilson 6, T. Flowers 5, Behanan 22, Harrison 11

MC (0-2) Brooks 13, Reed 13, Taylor 6, Moran 11, May 3, Payne 2, White 6, Schumacher 4, Poe 3

CC 09 17 15 17  04- 62

MC 08 15 14 21 03- 61

Lady Royals lose season opener in OT

The Mason County Lady Royals lost to the Rowan County Lady Vikings 61-56 in overtime in their season opener at Morehead Tuesday night.

Mason County had the ball and a 47-45 lead with three seconds left in regulation, but Rowan County came up with a steal and hit a buzzer beater to send the game into overtime. 

The two teams combined for 57 turnovers.

Three Lady Royals scored in double figures- AJ Reed with 14 points, Haley White 13 and Kara Moran 11.

Mason County hosts Clark County Friday night at The Fieldhouse.

RC (1-0) Peyton 6, Rose 6, Marcum 20, Blevins 11, Cross 16, Ford 2

MC (0-1) Reed 14, Moran 11, White 13, Schumacher 7, Poe 3, Taylor 8

RC  13 08 13 13 14- 61

MC 14 07 12 14 09- 56