Lady Royals beat Fleming County 62-48 in 2A section quarterfinal

 The Mason County Lady Royals hope to return to the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament for the second straight year. 

They took the first step on Friday night with a 62-48 victory over the Fleming County Lady Panthers in a quarterfinal round game of the Section 6 Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

Amirah Reed and Lexi Young scored 23 points apiece for Mason County (10-2).

Ariana Adams led Fleming County (3-7) with 14 points. Ava Watson added 12 and scored her 1,000th career point.

Mason County led 9-0 and 13-2 in the first quarter and 22-12 in the second quarter. Fleming County pulled to within one point at 24-23. 

The Lady Royals were up 27-24 at halftime and pulled away by opening the third quarter with a 15-0 run. Mason County led by as many as 21 points in the fourth quarter.

Mason County advances to the semifinals to play the Rowan County Lady Vikings on Monday night at Rowan County.

Fleming County will play at Russell on January 14.

Mason County 18  09 18 17  — 62

Fleming County 09 15 08 16 — 48

Mason County  — Reed 23, Kirk 1, Hughes 7, Downs-Perry 7, Young 23, Fox 1

Fleming County  — Hanley 2, Argo 9, Adams 14, Beckett 3, Price 8, Watson 12

Half court heave by Amirah Reed to end the 1st.

Mason - 18
Fleming - 9 pic.twitter.com/UwFEVfyOBD

— Mason Co. Athletics (@RoyalsAth1etics) January 3, 2025

Lady Royals end the regular season with a 48-39 loss to Fleming County

The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from one double digit deficit, but couldn't overcome a second one and lost to the Fleming County Lady Panthers 48-39 in Flemingsburg on Wednesday night.

The Lady Royals led 21-20 at halftime, but Fleming County opened the third quarter with an 11-0 run. Mason County rallied with a 12-2 run to tie the game at 33-all. The Lady Panthers answered with a 12-2 run of their own and the Lady Royals would get no closer than eight points.

Ariana Adams scored a game-high 20 points for Fleming County. (13-15).

Amirah Reed led Mason County with 15 points on five 3-pointers.

The Lady Royals ended the regular season with an 11-17 record. They will play Bracken County in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament on Monday. 

The Lady Panthers (13-15) will close out the regular season on Friday night at East Carter.

Fleming County    06 14 13 15 — 48

Mason County      09 12 09 09 — 39

Fleming County — Adams 20, S. Price 3, Jackson 9, M. Price 3,

Watson 10, Argo 3

Mason County — Reed 15, Young 9, Littleton 3, Thomas 4, Burns 5, Hughes 3

A big second quarter boosts Lady Royals to season-opening win over Fleming County

The Mason County Lady Royals outscored the Fleming County Lady Panthers 24-12 in the second quarter on their way to a season-opening 53-42 victory tonight at the Lady Royals Gym. 

Three Lady Royals scored in double figures. Sedaya Thomas led with 12 points, while Avery Sims followed with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Lexi Young tossed in 10 points.

Fleming County sophomore Ariana Adams scored a game-high 25 points.

Mason County —  07 24 09 13 — 53

Fleming County — 08 12 09 13 — 42

Mason County —  Reed 3, Young 10, Littleton 7, Sims 11, Thomas 12, Burns 7, Hughes 2, Buttery 1

Fleming County — Adams 25, S. Price 4, Jackson 2, M. Price 7, Watson 4