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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Braeden Myrick makes seven 3s and scores 23 points as the Royals win their eighth straight district championship

Braeden Myrick made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points as the Mason County Royals won their eighth straight 39th District title with an 83-54 victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears on Thursday night in the championship game of the tournament at Bracken County. 

Myrick made five 3-pointers in the first quarter. Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 19 points. Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Bracken County (11-19) was led by Noah Nelson with 14 points. Jack Whitten followed with 13 points and Chase Archibald added 12.

Mason County (20-11) led 26-8 at the end of the first quarter and 37-24 at halftime. The Royals opened the second half with a 12-0 run and were up 60-34 at the end of the third quarter.

Both teams move on to the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County                26 11 23 23 — 83
Bracken County              08 16 10 20 — 54

Mason County — Myrick 23, McClanahan 8, Feldhaus 14, Scilley 4, Horch 4, Hamilton 19, Metts 4, Lang 2, Malone 2, Brookbank 3

Bracken County — Archibald 12, Nelson 14. Feldhaus 5, Buchanan 8, Whitten 13, Benedict 2


Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Royals rout Panthers

Braylon Hamilton had 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists and Landon Scilley had 25 points, six rebounds and three assists as the Mason County Royals routed the Augusta Panthers 88-56 on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at Bracken County.

Mason County (19-11) set the tone with its man-to-man defense limiting Augusta (20-10) to 14 points in the first half on 26.3 percent shooting from the field.

There was one tie and four lead changes in the first quarter. The Royals outscored the Panthers 20-5 in the second quarter to lead 32-14 at halftime then scored 11 straight points to open the third quarter for a 43-14 lead.

The biggest lead was 72-33 with 6:54 left in the game.

Braeden Myrick made four 3-pointers and added 16 points for the Royals. Hamilton was 9-of-17 from the field, 6-of-11 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the foul line.

Scilley was 10-of-16 from the field, 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 on free throws.

Jake Feldhaus had a game-high 11 rebounds and Carter McClanahan dished out a game-high nine assists.

Conner Snapp led three Augusta players in double-figure scoring with 14 points, Kylan Hinson followed with 11 and Devante Jefferson added 10.

Mason County shot 57.9 percent from the field in the second half and 53.2 percent from the field for the game. The Royals were 14-of-30 from beyond the arc.

The Royals will play the Bracken County Polar Bears in the championship game Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Mason County        12 20 32 24 — 88
Augusta                  09 05 19 23 — 56

Mason County — Myrick 16, McClanahan 7, Feldhaus 6, Scilley 25, Horch 4, Hamilton 26, Metts 4

Augusta — Jefferson 10, Hinson 11, Kelsch 3, Bach 9, Young 3, Snapp 14, Johnson 6

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Mason County edges Harrison County 68-66

Four Mason County players scored in double digits and the Royals were able to pull out a 68-66 win over the Harrison County Thorobreds on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

Landon Scilley had 16 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists. Braylon Hamilton scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. Jake Feldhaus had 10 points and eight rebounds and Braeden Myrick added 10 points.

Harrison County point guard Kaydon Custard poured in 34 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field and 10-of-12 on free throws. Elijah Harris added 14 points.

Mason County (18-10) led 20-11 at the end of the first quarter and 23-11 in the second quarter.

Harrison County (13-14) rallied to tie the game at 46-all with 10 seconds remaining in the third quarter and took its first lead at 49-46 with 5:48 left in the game. 

There were four lead changes and five ties in the fourth quarter.

The Thorobreds were up 54-50 with four minutes left. The Royals regained the lead for good at 63-62 with 56 seconds to go and were up 68-64 with 15 seconds left in the clock.

Harris made two free throws with 10 seconds left. Mason County committed a turnover with 7.8 seconds to play, but Harrison County had a turnover and committed a foul with two seconds to go.

Time ran out after Mason County missed both free throws.

The Royals will close out the regular season on Thursday night at Collins.

Mason County           20 12 14 22 — 68
Harrison County        11 12 23 20 — 66

Mason County — McClain 5, Myrick 10, McClanahan 9, Feldhaus 10, Scilley 16, Horch 2, Hamilton 16

Harrison County — Custard 34, Smiley 6, Lewis 2, Harris 14, Wilson 3, Grubb 7

Friday, February 16, 2024

Braeden Myrick makes a school record 11 3's in Royals win over Fleming County

Braeden Myrick made a school-record 11 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points and Landon Scilley had a career-high 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Mason County Royals to a 93-72 win over the Fleming County Panthers on Friday night in Flemingsburg.

Myrick was 11-of-13 beyond the arc and broke the school record of 10 3-pointers set by Braylon Hamilton last season.

Scilley made 10-of-16 from the field and was 5-of-6 from the free throw in recording his second straight double-double.

Lucas Jolly scored 27 points for the Panthers who were without leading scorer Seth Hickerson. Adam Hargett followed with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Isaac Frye added 17 points.

Fleming County (20-8) led 11-7 with 3:46 to play in the first quarter. Mason County (17-10) reeled off eight straight points and led the rest of the game.

The Royals' biggest lead was 90-66 with 1:50 left in the game.

Mason County shot 59.6 percent from the field including 15-of-26 from 3-point range.

The Royals will host the Harrison County Thorobreds on Tuesday.

The Panthers will play at Augusta on Tuesday night.

Mason County        19 23 26 25  93
Fleming County      15 17 16 24  72

Mason County — Feldhaus 6, Hamilton 5, Scilley 26, Myrick 33, McClanahan 3, Horch 3, Routt 9, McClain 8

Fleming County  Cropper 2, Jolly 27, Hargett 18, Frye 17, Roberts 2, James 6

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Royals fall to South Oldham

South Oldham junior guard Julian Miles made six 3-pointers and scored 44 points to lead the Dragons to an 82-65 win over the Mason County Royals on Saturday afternoon at The Fieldhouse.

Miles, who entered the game averaging 18.9 points per game, was 14-of-30 from the field and 10-of-12 from the free throw line. He scored 26 of South Oldham's 30 first-half points.

Braeden Myrick hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed six rebounds for Mason County. Braylon Hamilton had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Jake Feldhaus contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and five blocks.

After trailing 7-2 early in the game, the Royals went on a 19-5 run to lead 21-12.

Mason County led 29-18 in the second quarter.

The Royals were up 38-30 at the half and 42-30 early in the third quarter, but trailed 53-51 after three quarters.

Mason County tied the score at 53-all in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, but was outscored 29-12 the rest of the way.

Miles and Myrick both made five of their six 3-pointers in the first half. 

The Royals (15-10) will play the Paris Greyhounds in Paris on Monday night.

South Oldham        14 16 23 29 — 82
Mason County        21 17 13 14 — 65

South Oldham — Veirs 18, Burnside 11, Campbell 4, Bee 5, Miles 44

Mason County — Routt 4, Feldhaus 10, McClanahan 9, Scilley 3, Hamilton 13, Myrick 26


(Updates to correct that Royals' biggest lead was 42-30)

Friday, February 02, 2024

Royals' rally comes up short in a loss to Conner

An 18-point deficit was too much for the Mason County Royals to overcome in a 73-65 loss to the Conner Cougars on Friday night at The Fieldhouse.

Eight of the Royals' 12 turnovers were in the first half and they trailed 24-15 with 5:20 remaining in the second quarter. Mason County pulled to within one point at 28-27, but the Cougars answered and headed to the locker room at halftime up 36-29.

Conner extended the lead to 49-31 with a little more than five minutes left in the third quarter and led 58-44 after three quarters. Mason County closed to within five points at 70-65 with 24 seconds left in the game and got a defensive stop, but missed a shot from 3-point range.

Four Royals scored in double figures. Braylon Hamilton made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points. Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Braeden Myrick hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points and Cole Horch added 11 points.

Conner (7-14) outshot Mason County 51 percent to 41.5 percent from the field.

The Royals were 11-of-30 (36.7 percent) from beyond the arc and 10-of-20 on free throws.

Mason County (14-8) will be right back in action Saturday at 3 p.m. vs. Cooper in the 9th vs.10th Hardwood Classic at Augusta.

Conner                    15 21 22 15  73
Mason County         09 20 15 21 —  65

Conner  Huff 6, Bushman 16, Louden 22, T. Warner 11, Romero 2, L. Warner 16

Mason County — Routt 3, Myrick 12, Feldhaus 17, Scilley 2, Horch 11, Hamilton 20


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Balanced scoring leads Mason County to a win over Bourbon County

A balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures propelled the Mason County Royals to a 68-46 win over the Bourbon County Colonels on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

Braeden Myrick made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points, Landon Scilley had 16 points and five rebounds, Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Braylon Hamilton scored 11 points including his 1,000th career point.

Five of the Royals' first six field goals were 3-pointers.

Mason County (14-6) led by 26 points at 43-17 early in the third quarter.

Bourbon County (8-12) got to within 12 points at 54-42 with 7:31 to play, but the Royals answered with five straight points to begin a 14-2 run that pushed the lead back out to 24 points.

Mason County outshot Bourbon County 52.9 percent to 38.3 percent from the field and made 10-of-21 shots (47.6 percent) from 3-point range.

The Royals outrebounded the Colonels 33-21.

Mason County has won five of its last six games and seven of its last nine.

The Royals will host the Conner Cougars on Friday night.

Mason County        19 14 21 14 — 68
Bourbon County      07 10 22 07  46

Mason County  Routt 2, McClain 2, Myrick 18, Feldhaus 15, Gibbs 2, Scilley 16, Horch 2, Hamilton 11

Bourbon County  Earlywine 10, Hilander 8, Beatty 1, Robinson 11, Bell 8, Bartelson 2, Wilson 6

Friday, January 26, 2024

Royals beat Holy Cross 63-58

Braylon Hamilton made four 3-pointers, scored a game-high 20 points and hit four clutch free throws to lead the Mason County Royals to a 63-58 win over the Holy Cross Indians on Friday night at The Fieldhouse. 

Mason County (13-7) jumped out to a 9-0 lead and was up 25-12 with just under six minutes left in the second quarter.

Holy Cross (13-7) then reeled off 11 straight points to pull within two points.

Mason County closed the half on an 8-2 run thanks to a steal and a two-handed dunk by Landon Scilley, Braeden Myrick's floater and a 3-pointer by Marcus Gibbs.

Hamilton opened the third quarter with a trey to push the lead to 35-25, but the Indians rallied to tie the score at 47-47 with 6:26 remaining in the game.

It was 53-all with 2:06 left. Cole Horch scored on an inbounds play to put the Royals in the lead for good. Teegin Routt followed with an "And one" to make the score 58-53.

After Holy Cross scored, Hamilton sank two free throws with 31 seconds to go for a 60-55 lead.

The Indians made a 3-pointer to make it a one possession game.

Hamilton went back to the line and hit two more free throws with 23 seconds left to push the lead to 62-58.

Routt made 1-of-2 free throws with six-tenths of a second on the clock.

Mason County made nine 3-pointers, won the rebounding battle (27-23) and outscored Holy Cross 18-6 on second-chance points.

The Royals will host the Bourbon County Colonels on Tuesday night.

Mason County    18 14 15 16 — 63
Holy Cross         08 17 17 16 — 58

Mason Couty — Feldhaus 6, Hamilton 20, Scilley 9, Horch 6, Routt 9, Gibbs 8, Myrick 5

Holy Cross — Arlinghaus 11, Crail 6, Rominger 14, Reinersman 2, Gabbard 8, Adams 2, Goetz 2, McElheney 11, Hunt 2

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Royals fell behind 13-0 in a 67-60 loss to Boone County

The Mason County Royals fell behind 13-0 and could not catch up in a 67-60 loss to the Boone County Rebels on Thursday night in Florence.

Mason County (12-7) mounted a couple of big rallies. After the slow start, they twice trimmed the deficit to three in the second quarter at 19-16 and 24-21, but Boone County pushed the lead to 43-27 at the end of the first half.

The Rebels took their biggest lead at 50-29 early in the third quarter. The Royals rallied again to close to within five at 56-51 with 4:55 left in the game. Boone County responded with a 10-3 run to go up 66-54 with under a minute to play.

The loss snapped Mason County's three-game winning streak.

Thomas Williams scored a game-high 32 points for Boone County.

Jake Feldhaus led Mason County in scoring with 22 points. Landon Scilley scored 14 points and Braylon Hamilton added 11 points.

The Royals will be right back in action Friday night at home vs. the Holy Cross Indians.

Boone County    19 24 11 13 — 67
Mason County    14 13 16 17 — 60

Boone County — Williams 32, Burks 2, Bodkin 6, Hall 16, Jones 7, Clos 4

Mason County — Feldhaus 22, Hamilton 11, Scilley 14, Horch 6, Routt 4, Myrick 3

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Royals defeat East Jessamine

Braylon Hamilton had 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds and the Mason County Royals shot 73.7 percent from the field in the second half en route to a 71-58 win over the East Jessamine Jaguars on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County (12-6) made 14 of their 19 field goal attempts in the second half including 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from 3-point range.

For the game the Royals shot 60.9 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from beyond the arc.

There was one tie and nine lead changes in the game before Mason County led by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter.

Braeden Myrick made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points and Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 11 points and 11 points and blocked eight shots as the Royals ran their winning streak to three games.

Miyo Jones poured in 28 points for East Jessamine (10-9).

Mason County will travel to Florence on Thursday night to play the Boone County Rebels.

Mason County        15 15 21 20 — 71
East Jessamine      12 11 12 23 — 58

Mason County — C. Reed 5, Feldhaus 11, Hamilton 22, Scilley 6, Horch 4, Gibbs 7, Myrick 16

East Jessamine — Hall 10, Anglin 3, Jones 28, Radford 8, Daniel 3, Duke 3, Morton 3

Saturday, January 06, 2024

Royals denied a 2A section 3-peat with a loss to Fleming County

The Mason County Royals' quest for a third straight trip to the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament and a second consecutive 2A state championship was ended by a 61-58 loss to the homestanding Fleming County Panthers on Saturday night in the Section 6 championship game.

In an all too familiar trend, the Royals fell way behind early and couldn't catch up.

Mason County led 7-2 before Fleming County reeled off 15 straight points.

The Panthers took their largest lead — 29-15  with 1:29 left in the second quarter.

Fleming County was up 40-27 with 3:40 remaining in the third quarter when the Royals started to rally with a 10-0 run. 

Down 53-51 in the fourth quarter, Mason County had a chance to take the lead, but a 3-point shot rimmed out. That's as close as the Royals would get.

Seth Hickerson scored a game-high 23 points for Fleming County. Lucas Jolly followed with 17 points and Adam Hargett added 14.

Jake Feldhaus had a double-double for Mason County with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Braylon Hamilton tossed in 13 points and Landon Scilley had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Fleming County (11-4) will play LaRue County on Friday in the Kentucky 2 Championships state tournament in Owensboro.

Mason County will be at home Tuesday night vs. the Campbell County Camels.

Fleming County    20 09 16 16  61
Mason County      09 08 22 19  58

Fleming County  Jolly 17, Hickerson 23, Hargett 14, Frye 2, Roberts 5 

Mason County  Hamilton 13, Feldhaus 22, C. Reed 9, Horch 2, Routt 2, Scilley 10


(Updated to correct that Fleming County will play LaRue County.)

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Royals rout Powell County in 2A section tournament semifinals

The Mason County Royals shot 68.4 percent from the field and had five players score in double figures in a 99-57 rout of the Powell County Pirates on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament at Fleming County.

Mason County (9-5) led 21-20 midway through the second quarter. The Royals then went on a 27-6 run to make the score 48-26 with 6:21 left in the third quarter. Mason County outscored Powell County (5-7) 31-9 in the fourth quarter.

Cayden Reed stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points,eight assists, six rebounds and four steals. Braylon Hamilton made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points. Jake Feldhaus finished with 17 points and nine rebounds. Landon Scilley was 6-of-7 from the field with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists and Garryon McClain scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-5 from the field including 3-of-3 from 3-point range.

Mason County was 39-of-57 from the field and 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) on 3-point shots for the game. The Royals made 23 of their 26 second half shots for 68.4 percent including 7-of-8 from beyond the arc. 

The Royals outrebounded the Pirates 36-14 and scored 24 points off Powell County's 12 turnovers.

Mason County moves on to the championship game on Saturday night at Fleming County vs. the Fleming County Panthers  

Mason County    16 23 29 31 — 99                 
Powell County    13 11 24 09 — 57

Mason County — Routt 2, C. Reed 22, McClanahan 3, McClain 14, Feldhaus 17, Scilley 13, Horch 4, Hamilton 18, Gibbs 4, Metts 2

Powell County — Ramsey 2, Tipton 2, Edwards 17, Faulkner 2, Carter 2, Rose 21, Brandenburg 9, Morguson 2

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

Royals beat Rowan County in 2A section quarterfinal

Teegin Routt is fouled on a fast break layup attempt

The Mason County Royals had their seven-point fourth quarter lead cut to a point but were able to hang on for a 63-60 win over the visiting Rowan County Vikings on Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section Tournament.

Jake Feldhaus scored 18 points on 9-of-11 shots and grabbed five rebounds, Blake Reed followed with 13 points and Braylon Hamilton added 11 points.

Cole Horch contrbuted nine points, six rebounds and five assists.

After trailing 44-38, the Royals used a 15-3 run to lead 53-47.

Mason County (8-5) was up 59-52, but Rowan County (8-6) pulled to within one at 59-58. Hamilton sank two free throws to push the lead back to three. The Vikings scored again and fouled Hamilton after the Royals inbounded the ball. Hamilton went back to the line and made both free throws. Rowan County called a timeout after advancing the ball into front court. The Vikings inbounded the ball with five seconds to play, but the Royals clinched the victory with a steal.

The win avenges the Royals' 86-77 season-opening loss to Rowan County.

Mason County will play the Powell County Pirates in the semifinals Thursday night at Fleming County.

Mason County     18 18 14 13  63
Rowan County     20 19 08 13  60

Mason County —  Routt 8, C. Reed 4, B. Reed 13, Feldhaus 18, Horch 9, Hamilton 11

Rowan County — Watson 10, Maxey 16, G. Mirus 3, Ingles 6, B. Mirus 8, White 2, Wilburn 15


Thursday, December 28, 2023

Royals defeat Tates Creek

Cayden Reed with a floater in the lane

Blake Reed scored 27 points, Braylon Hamilton made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds as the Mason County Royals beat the Tates Creek Commodores 77-57 on Thursday night in the Mason County Invitational Tournament.

Mason County (7-3) led 26-15 with 4:50 left in the second quarter. Tates Creek (1-9) reeled off eight straight points to pull within three points. The Royals answered with a 31-8 run to lead 57-31 late in the third quarter. 

Mason County will play the Campbell County Camels in the semifinals on Friday at 7 p.m. Campbell County defeated Pike County Central 68-54.

In the other games on Thursday, Walton-Verona beat Augusta 74-63 and North Oldham routed Scott 88-54.

Mason County        17 16 24 20 — 77
Tates Creek            13 12 09 23 — 57

Mason County — Routt 2, C. Reed 8, McClain 4, B. Reed 27, Feldhaus 11, Gibbs 2, Scilley 4, Horch 2, Hamilton 17

Tates Creek  Hinton 6, Franklin 22, Garth 22, Pinkleton 1, Jones-Miller 6

Friday, December 22, 2023

Royals' comeback falls short in loss to Owen County

For the second straight game the Mason County Royals fell behind by 23 points, but unlike Thursday, they were unable to complete a comeback and lost to the Owen County Rebels 70-60 on Friday in the fifth place game of the Legacy Nissan Dribble Drive Challenge at South Laurel.

Mason County (6-3) trailed 48-25 in the third quarter. The Royals used a 14-1 run to close to within 10 at 49-39.

Owen County (6-5) pushed the lead back to 55-41 before Braylon Hamilton made back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to eight, but the Rebels answered with seven straight points to make the score 62-47.

The Royals closed to within 10 at 65-55 with 1:14 to go and with eight at 68-60 with 32 seconds remaining.

Owen County shot 61.5 percent from the field including 6-of-10 from behind the arc.

Mason County shot 34.4 percent from the field including 11-of-33 on 3-pointers.

Brax Ward, a 6-foot-9 senior, had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Owen County.

Blake Reed made five 3-pointers and led Mason County in scoring with 22 points. Hamilton hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points. Hamilton was named to the All-Tournament Team. Jake Feldhaus had 10 points and six rebounds.

The Royals will play the Tates Creek Commodores on December 28 in the Mason County Invitational.

Owen County        19 21 12 18 — 70
Mason County       09 14 18 19 — 60

Owen County — Moore 11, Shelton 18, Mefford 13, Young 3, Ward 25

Mason County — C. Reed 5, B. Reed 22, Feldhaus 10, Scilley 4, Hamilton 19

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Royals rally from 23 down to beat Harlan

The Mason County Royals rallied from a 23-point deficit to beat the Harlan Green Dragons 75-70 on Thursday afternoon in the consolation bracket semifinals of the Legacy Nissan Dribble Drive Challenge at South Laurel.

The Royals trailed 42-29 at halftime and 54-31 in the third quarter, but ended the third quarter on a 26-4 run.

Mason County outscored Harlan 18-10 in the fourth quarter.

Braylon Hamilton and Cayden Reed scored 16 points apiece. Hamilton was 6-of-8 from the field including 4-of-5 on 3-pointers. Reed dished out five assists.

Landon Scilley scored 13 points and Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Harlan senior guard Kyler McLendon made six 3-pointers and scored 34 points.

The Royals (6-2) will play Owen County in the fifth place game on Friday at 4 p.m.

Mason County  19 10 28 18 — 75
Harlan               22 20 16 12 — 70

Mason County — C. Reed 16, McClain 2, B. Reed 5, Myrick 9, Feldhaus 11, Gibbs 1, Scilley 13, Horch 2, Hamilton 16

Harlan — McLendon 34, Cole 18, Cox 6, Clem 4, Pennington 3, Montanaro 2, Shepherd 1, Akal 2


Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Royals unable to hold 15-point lead and lose to CAL

The Mason County Royals squandered a 15-point first half lead and lost to the Christian Academy of Louisville Centurions 65-61 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinal round of the Legacy Nissan Dribble Drive Challenge at South Laurel.

The loss snapped Mason County's five-game winning streak.

The Royals (5-2) were up 29-14 in the second quarter and 35-26 at halftime, but were outscored 39-26 in the second half including 22-14 in the fourth quarter.

There were three ties and nine lead changes in the game. 

CAL (5-3) scored 27 points off Mason County's 17 turnovers.

Blake Reed led Mason County in scoring with 18 points.Braylon Hamilton and Landon Scilley followed with 11 points apiece. Scilley had a team-high six rebounds.

The Royals will play Harlan in the consolation bracket on Thursday at 2:15 p.m.

CAL                    12 14 17 22  65
Mason County     23 12 12 14  61

CAL  Con. Hodge 2, Col. Hodge 4, Robinson 2, Hobbs 1, Wahl 13, J. Washington 17, B. Washington 25, Hall 1

Mason County  C. Reed 9, B. Reed 18, Myrick 6, Feldhaus 4, Scilley 11, Horch 2, Hamilton 11

Saturday, December 09, 2023

Royals beat LCA for fourth straight win

Blake Reed made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Braylon Hamilton tossed in 16 points and Cayden Reed had 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals as the Mason County Royals defeated the Lexington Christian Academy Eagles in the Mike Murphy Champions Classic at The Fieldhouse on Saturday night.

Mason County (4-1) took control of the game with a 17-0 run in the first quarter and led 63-38 after three quarters on the way to its fourth straight win.

The Royals shot 56.7% from the field in the first half including 7-of-16 (43.8%) on 3-pointers.

For the game Mason County shot 51% from the field, 34.8% from behind the arc and 15-of-18 (83.9%) from the free throw line.

The Royals' next game is Friday night at Scott.

Mason County 23 19 21 10  — 73
LCA                 11  13 14 18 — 56

Mason County — Hamilton 16, B. Reed 23, Feldhaus 8, C. Reed 13, Horch 4, Myrick 9,  

LCA  — Spillman 5, Preston 15, Cummins 10, Green 7, Howard 13, Mayhorn 2, King 4


Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Royals run past Simon Kenton

Cayden Reed had 18 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and six steals as the Mason County Royals ran past the Simon Kenton Pioneers in Independence on Tuesday night.

Mason County led 45-28 at halftime and 66-33 in the third quarter.

The Royals shot numerous fast break layups and were 35-of-54 from the field (64.8%) for the game including 17-of-24 (70.8%) in the second half. 

Mason County (2-1) made 8-of-14 3-pointers and outrebounded Simon Kenton (0-3) 31-20.

Jake Feldhaus scored 15 points going 5-of-5 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line.

Braylon Hamilton tossed in 13 points and Blake Reed added 12 points. 

The Royals will play their home opener Friday night vs. Green County in the Mike Murphy Champions Classic.

Mason County    21 24 23 17 — 85
Simon Kenton     13 15 10 24 — 62

Mason County  Hamilton 13, B. Reed 12, McClanahan 7, Feldhaus 15, C. Reed 18, Horch 4, Scilley 8, Gibbs 2, Myrick 6

Simon Kenton  Polly 7, Bilton 3, Brown 7, Marx 4, Bach 12, Harris 5, Ober 2, Taylor 6, Stone 8, Royer 8

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Mason County hangs for a win over Greenup County

The Mason County Royals had their 28-point first quarter lead cut to three with less than two minutes left in the game but were able to hang on for a 74-68 road victory over the Greenup County Musketeers on Thursday night.

Blake Reed led four Royals in double figure scoring with 22 points. Landon Scilley scored a career-high 18 points, Braylon Hamilton followed with 13 points and Jake Feldhaus added 10 points.

Mason County (1-1) led 17-1 and 31-3 in the first quarter and 48-28 at halftime.

Greenup County (0-2) rallied to within three points late in the third quarter.

The Royals pushed the lead back to nine at 68-59 with 4:21 remaining in the game, but the Musketeers went on an 8-2 run to make it 70-67 with 1:55 to go. 

Mason County sealed the victory by hitting 4-of-6 free throws in the final minute.

The Royals will travel to Independence on Tuesday night to play the Simon Kenton Pioneers.

Mason County        32 16 10 16  74
Greenup County     09 19 25 15  68  

Mason County  Hamilton 13, B. Reed 22, Feldhaus 10, C. Reed 9, Horch 2, Scilley 18

Greenup County  Gammon 14, B. Adkins 7, Chandley 17, Underwood 10, E. Adkins 7, Gibson 7, Herrington 6