Jordan Hughes and Elijah McCarty with a three-peat at Kenton Station/Fleming County 2-Man Scramble

Jordan Hughes and Elijah McCarty won the Kenton Station/Fleming County 2-Man Scramble for the third straight year over the weekend. 

Hughes and McCarty had a 36-hole score of 24-under 118 with rounds of 59 and 59. The first round was played Saturday at Kenton Station Golf Course and the second round was Sunday at Fleming County Golf Association.

Mike Kennedy and Brett Ruckel finished second at 20 under and Cameron Ruckel and Carson Brammer were third at 19 under.

Other flight winners include:

First Flight

Bump Wilson and Rob Singleton T1  15-under 127

Shawn Johnson and Jordan McCann T1 15-under 127

 

Second Flight

Jared Tolle and Jamie Tolle 5-under 137

Third Flight

Landon Lutz and Jamie Lutz 1-under 141

Braden May's buzzer-beater corner 3 gives Royals a 67-66 win over Bourbon County

Braden May made a buzzer-beater corner three to give the Mason County Royals a 67-66 win over the Bourbon County Colonels in the quarterfinal round of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County made 5-of-7 three pointers in the first quarter and had a 11-point lead in the second quarter, but Bourbon County roared back and took its first lead of the second half at 59-57 with four minutes left in the fourth quarter.

That was the first of four lead changes in the closing minutes.

The game was tied at 59-59, 61-61, 63-63 and 64-64.

Billy Murphy made a layup to give the Colonels a 66-64 lead with 16 seconds to play.

Mason County called timeout and coach Brian Kirk said he told his team they were going for the win with a three-pointer.

May hit his second straight game winning basket.

Mason County shot a season-best 65.6 percent from the field and made 8-of-14 three-pointers for 57.1 percent.

The Royals have their first four-game winning streak of the season and are 15-15.

Jake Swolsky led Mason County in scoring with 19 points. Xylon Frey followed with 15 points, Carson Brammer added 12 points and Jaylen Lofton had eight points and eight assists.

The Royals will play the Campbell County Camels in the upper bracket semifinal game Friday at 6 p.m.

MC (15-15) Lofton 8, May 6, J. Jones 4, Brammer 12, Frey 15,

Swolsky 19, K. Jones 3

BC (21-11) Nakyir Joyce 14, Murphy 5, Myers 10, Collins 5, Wallace 12, Nakwan Joyce 16, Lukonga 4

MC 19 13 17 18- 67

BC  13 11 19 23- 66


(Updated to include Jaylen Lofton's points and assists,)

Royals hold off Augusta 69-60 in district semis

The Mason County Royals held off upset-minded Augusta for a 69-60 win in the semifinals of 39th District Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Royals routed the Panthers 70-29 in December, but they had their hands full tonight.

Mason County built a 14-point lead in the second quarter only to see Augusta close to within a point at 39-38 in the third quarter.

The Royals answered with a 12-0 run, but Augusta got to within four points three times in the fourth quarter. The last time was at 55-51 with 4:02 to play. Mason County pushed the lead out to 62-53 with 1:39 remaining. The Panthers would get no closer than six points.

Mason County scored 27 points off Augusta's 27 turnovers.

The Royals were 0-of-15 from beyond the arc. It's the first game this season Mason County has not made a three-pointer.

Jaylen Lofton led Mason County in scoring with 18 points. Jeremiah Jones followed with 11 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

Augusta seventh grader Blake Reed poured in 26 points including 12 in the fourth quarter. Reed hit 16-of-19 free throws including 10-of-11 in the fourth quarter. He had seven assists and five rebounds. Stephen Cordle had a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds.

MC (13-15) Lofton 18, May 5, Jones 11, Brammer 10, Frey 8,
Swolsky 9, Perry 3, Butler 6

A (10-18) Reed 26, White 8, Philpot 4, Appelman 6, Cordle 12, Mains 2, McClanahan 2

MC 16 18 17 18- 69
A     12 12 18 18- 60

(Updated 2/19/2019 with additional statistics.)

Royals run past Rowan County, 71-51

The Mason County Royals snapped out of slump by beating the Rowan County Vikings 71-51 Friday night at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County had lost two straight games and six of its last eight. Rowan County entered the game with a 23-4 record, but the Royals scored 18 points off the Rowan County's 17 turnovers and outrebounded the Vikings 41-27.

Mason County outscored Rowan County 21-12 in the second quarter.

Xylon Frey led the Royals in scoring with 17 points. Jaylen Lofton and Carson Brammer scored 16 points apiece.

Mason County plays Augusta Monday at 8 p.m. in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

MC (12-15) Lofton 16, Jones 4, Brammer 16, Frey 17, Swolsky 7,
Perry 7, Butler 2, Mitchell 2

RC (23-5) Davidson 8, Moore 30, Madden 2, Alderman 6, Maxey 3, Goodpaster 2

MC 11 21 21 18- 71
RC  06 12 20 13- 51

Mason County swept by Harrison County in a boys and girls DH

The Mason County Royals and Lady Royals were swept by Harrison County in a boys and girls doubleheader tonight in Cynthiana.

The Royals rallied from a 16-point third quarter deficit to tie the game with a minute to play, but lost to the Thorobreds, 75-70.
Harrison County's final eight points were on free throws.

The Lady Royals trailed the Fillies 22-8 at the end of the first quarter of a 72-49 loss.

Emma Taylor and Sam Schumacher led the Lady Royals in scoring with 13 points apiece.

The Royals were led in scoring by Jeremiah Jones with a career-high 23 points. Carson Brammer scored 12 points. Jake Swolsky tossed in 11 points and Xylon Frey added 10 points.

Tuesday night is Senior Night at Mason County. The Lady Royals play the Bourbon County Lady Colonels, followed by the Royals against the Bishop Brossart Mustangs.

Boys

HC (8-18) Turley 19, Free 18, Price 8, Linville 9, Thompson 12,
Cummins 2, Carpenter 2, Sledd 5

MC (11-14) Lofton 5, Jones 23, Brammer 12, Frey 10, Swolsky 11, Butler 3

HC  17 17 20 21- 75
MC 15 16 14 25- 70

Girls

HC (21-5) Hines 1, Ecklr 9, Halleron 3, Kellione 29, Morris 12, Clements 4, Kenney 14

MC (14-11) Brooks 7, Henry 4, Taylor 13, Harrison 2, Thomas 2, Payne 4, White 3, Schumacher 13, Gibbs 1

HC  22 12 13 25- 72
MC 08 11 17 13- 49

Mason County sweeps DH vs Fleming County

The Mason County Lady Royals and Royals both posted lopsided wins over Fleming County in a doubleheader at Fleming County tonight.

The Lady Royals had a 16-point lead at the half and led by as many as 24 points in the fourth quarter on their way to a 65-44 victory over the Lady Panthers.

The Royals made 11-of-16 shots in the third quarter of a 74-64 win over the Panthers. It's Mason County's 20th straight victory over Fleming County.

The Royals shot 45.9 percent for the game, breaking a streak of six straight games under 40 percent.

Jaylen Lofton and Xylon Frey both had double-doubles. Lofton scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Frey had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremiah Jones tossed in 15 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

The Lady Royals were led in scoring by Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor with 16 points apiece. Rachel Payne added 11 points.

Mason County plays Harrison County in a boys and girls doubleheader in Cynthiana Saturday. The boys' game is first at 5 p.m.

Girls

MC (14-10) Brooks 12, Henry 7, Littleton 1, Taylor 2, Glover 3, Harrison 1, Adkins 2, Thomas 3, Payne 11, White 7, Svhumacher 8

FC (4-20) Shields 3, Argo 13, Price 2, Jackson 6, Morris 7, Sparks 5, Nelson 8

MC  12 23 11 19- 65

FC   08 11 09 16- 44

Boys

MC (11-13) Lofton 20, Jones 15, Brammer 10, Frey 16, Swolsky 9, Perry 2, Nutler 2

FC (11-16) Flannery 19, Christiansen 5, McKee 11, Saunders 12, Argo 5, Taylor 2

MC 13 08 24 29- 74

FC   11 02 10 31- 54

Royals snap 3-game losing streak with a 60-57 win over Ashland

The Mason County Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 60-57 road win over the Ashland Tomcats tonight.

The Royals led for most of the second and third quarters, but trailed 55-52 late in the game.

With Mason County trailing 57-56, Carson Brammer was fouled on a three-point shot with 24 seconds left. He missed the first free throw, made the second and missed the third, but he ran down the rebound in the left corner.

Jaylen Lofton made one-of-two free throws to give the Royals a 58-57 lead with 13 seconds remaining.

Ashland missed a shot, Lofton got the rebound and was fouled with 1.2 seconds left. He sank both free throws and Ashland's inbounds pass was intercepted  by A.P. Perry at midcourt.

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

The Royals shot just 36.8 percent field and were 2-of-15 from beyond the arc, but they scored 16 points off the Tomcats' 16 turnovers and had 16 second chance points thanks to a 21-14 advantage on offensive rebounds.

Jeremiah Jones scored a game-high 19 points for Mason County.

Xylon Frey followed with 17 points and Lofton added 10 points.

The Royals play the Highland Bluebirds in Ft. Thomas Tuesday night.

MC (10-12) Lofton 10, J. Jones 19, Brammer 8, Frey 17, Swolsky 2, K. Jones 4

A (10-11) Robinson 10, Mays 3, Sellers 15, Bryant 14, Hudson 15

MC 14 18 12 16- 60

A     17 08 17 15- 57

Royals start slow, lose to Boyd County

The Mason County Royals got off to a slow start and lost to the Boyd County Lions 71-58 at Boyd County.

After Mason County took a 2-0 lead, Boyd County scored 14 straight points.

The Lions led 25-9 at the end of the first quarter and 42-18 late in the second quarter.

Mason County closed to within 15 points at 52-37 in the third quarter, but Boyd County answered with a 10-2 run to take a 23-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Carson Brammer led the Royals in scoring with 12 points. Jake Swolsky added 10 points.

Mason County plays at Montgomery County Tuesday night.

BC (14-8) Cisco 9, Stewart 19, Taylor 2, Webb 13, Hicks 12, Newsome 9, Gibbs 5, Ellis 2

MC (9-11) Lofton 8, May 6, Jones 8, Brammer 12, Frey 6, Swolsky 10, Perry 2, Highfield 2

BC  23 17 13 16- 71

MC 09 11 19 19- 58

Royals flat in 66-50 loss to Paris

The Mason County Royals came out flat and were flattened by the Paris Greyhounds 66-50 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Paris led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter.

Mason County closed to with five points at 40-35 in the third quarter, but Paris closed the third quarter on a 10-3 run and opened the fourth quarter on 14-3 run to lead 64-41.

The Royals did not make a field goal in the fourth quarter until the 1:16 mark.

Paris came into the game averaging 39.1 percent from the field and 19.9 percent on three-pointers, but tonight scorched the nets for 56.3 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from beyond the arc.

Mason County shot 31 percent from the field, 35 percent on three-pointers and 41.2 percent on free throws.

Jaylen Lofton led the Royals in scoring with 13 points. Carson Brammer added 11 points.

Mason County plays at Boyd County Saturday night.

MC (9-10) Lofton 13, May 8, Jones 4, Brammer 11, Frey 7, Swolsky 1, Butler 3, Perry 4

P (6-11) Nebbitt 6, Strings 9, Clark 9, Byars 10, Johnson 16,

Washington 10, Lyons 2, Blair 4

P     17 18 15 16- 66

MC 15 09 14 12- 50

Royals defeat Greenup County 73-58

The Mason County Royals had 21 assists and shot 52.6 percent from the field in a 73-58 road win over the Greenup County Musketeers tonight.

The Royals built a 20-point lead in the third quarter. The Musketeers closed to within 10 points with just over five minutes left in the game, but Mason County answered with an 8-0 run.

Mason County made 10-of-20 three-point shots.

Xylon Frey led the Royals in scoring with 18 points. Carson Brammer followed with 13 points. Braden May tossed in 12 points and Jaylen Lofton added 11 points.

Mason County plays the Ripley Blue Jays in Ripley Friday night.

MC (8-9) Lofton 11, May 12, Jones 6, Brammer 13, Frey 18, Swolsky 3, Butler 5, Perry 5

GC (6-11) Nelson 21, Raby 18, Robinson 7, Thomas 9, Carter 3

MC 22 12 23 16- 73
GC  18 09 15 16- 58

Royals lose to Scott in Section 3 semis of Kentucky 2A Championships

Last month the Mason County Royals suffered a 32-point loss to the Scott Eagles in Taylor Mill. Tonight the Royals stayed with the Eagles for three quarters, but a 19-4 fourth quarter run by Scott doomed Mason County in a 65-55 loss in the Section 3 semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships at The Fieldhouse.

There was one tie and six lead changes, but Scott's big run gave the Eagles a 61-44 lead with 2:50 left in the game.

Mason County outrebounded Scott 39-30, but shot 35.2 percent from the field and had 19 turnovers.

Jaylen Lofton led the Royals in scoring with 15 points. Jeremiah Jones followed with 12 points. Xylon Frey had a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds. Carson Brammer added 10 points.

The Royals play at Greenup County Tuesday night.

S (9-5) Ohmer 11, Simpson 10, Meister 15, Hunter 14, Joyce 9,
Coleman 2, Allen 2, Smith 2

MC (7-9) Lofton 15, May 7, Jones 12, Frey 11, Brammer 10

S     12 13 15 25- 65
MC 13 10 14 18- 55

Lady Royals and Royals advance in Kentucky 2A Championships

The Mason County Lady Royals and Royals both advanced to the Section 3 semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships with victories over Pendleton County tonight in Falmouth.

The Lady Royals outscored the Lady Wildcats 34-9 in the first half on their way to a 59-34 win.

Sam Schumacher led Mason County in scoring with 11 points.

Carson Brammer and Braden May combined for 38 points to lead the Royals to a 66-53 victory over the Wildcats.

May scored 13 of his 18 points in the first quarter and Brammer scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the third quarter. Xylon Frey had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Jaylen Lofton had 10 assists.

The Royals had 20 assists on 28 field goals and led by as many as 24 points.

Pendleton County has lost six straight games since its all-time leading scorer, Dontaie Allen, suffered a season-ending knee injury.

The Lady Royals and Royals both play Scott in the semifinals at The Fieldhouse. The girls' game is Thursday night and the boys' game is Friday night.

Girls

MC (9-6) Brooks 8, Schumacher 11, Payne 6, Taylor 7, White 6, Henry 4, Littleton 5, Adkins 7, Harrison 2, Sims 3

PC (7-8) Turner 7, Manor 8, Eckart 4, Verst 4, Pugh 4, Jones 4, Burgemeir1, Aulick 2

MC 15 19 15 10- 59

PC   05 04 10 15- 34

Boys

MC (7-8) Lofton 3, May 18, Jones 7, Swolsky 4, Frey 10, Brammer 20, Perry 4

PC (9-9) Monroe 3, Thomas 12, Sullivan 15, Barnard 5, Booth 13,

Gregg 5

MC 21 08 22 15- 66

PC  09 12 08  24- 53

Royals outscored West Carter 84-64 to advance to 5th place game

The Mason County Royals had their 22-point halftime lead cut to 12 early in the fourth quarter, but they pulled away again for an 84-64 win over the West Carter Comets this afternoon in the consolation bracket semifinals of the Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County.

The Royals ended the first half on a 22-4 run for a 46-24 lead.

West Carter outscored Mason County 25-17 in the third quarter and scored the first two points of the fourth quarter, but the Royals answered with a 19-6 run to take a 25-point lead at 82-57.

Four Royals scored in double figures with Xylon Frey leading the way with 24 points including 12 in the fourth quarter. Braden May followed with a career-high 19 points, Carson Brammer scored 15 points and Jaylen Lofton added 13 points.

Mason County outrebounded West Carter 51-36 and scored 27 points off the Comets’ 23 turnovers.

The Royals had 21 assists and 19 turnovers.

Mason County will play in the 5th place game Sunday at 2 p.m.


MC (5-7) Lofton 13, May 19, Jones 9, Swolsky 4, Frey 24, Brammer 15

WC (6-5) Evans 14, Leadingham 11, Webb 6, Trackett 2, Adkins 12,
Callahan 3, Carter 2, Jordan 11, Bond 3

MC 22 24 17 21- 84
WC 13 11 25 15- 64

Royals' comeback falls short in 72-60 loss to Dixie Heights

The Mason County Royals mounted a furious comeback, but lost to the Dixie Heights Colonels 72-60 tonight in Edgewood.

Dixie Heights made 13-of-17 shots (76.5 percent) in the first half and led 34-21 at the half.

The Colonels had their biggest lead of the game at 43-25 with 5:51 left in the third quarter. The Royals closed to within one at 61-60 with three minutes remaining in the game, but Dixie Heights scored the final 11 points of the game.

Dixie Heights shot 63.9 percent for the game and outrebounded Mason County 34-14. The Colonels made 19-of-22 free throws.

The loss snapped the Royals' three-game winning streak.

Jaylen Lofton scored a game-high 24 points. Carson Brammer scored 14 points and Xylon Frey added 10 points.

Mason County hosts Lewis County Thursday night.

DH (3-5) Snelling 16, Karim 10, Gentry 13, Shumate 11, Trimpe 15, Flynn 2, Iames 2, Kelly 3

MC (3-5) Lofton 24, May 5, Jones 4, Frey 10, Brammer 14, Perry 3

DH  20 14 21 17- 72

MC 09 12 21 18- 60

Royals run past Robertson County 87-69 in US Bank Mike Murphy Classic

The Mason County Royals sped up the tempo and ran past the Robertson County Black Devils 87-69 tonight in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic.

The Royals led 30-12 at the end of the first quarter and led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter.

Carson Brammer hit six three-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points. He drained four of the treys in the third quarter.

The Royals made a season-high 12 three-pointers including seven in the third quarter when they scored 31 points.

Mason County scored 27 points off Robertson County's 20 turnovers.

The Royals had 20 assists and outrebounded the bigger Black Devils 41-37.

Jaylen Lofton had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Xylon Frey scored 15 points.

Robertson County was led in scoring by Ross Becker with 22 points. Alex Schlach followed with 18 points and Sebastion Dixon tossed in 15 points.

Mason County plays at Dixie Heights Tuesday night.

MC (3-4) Lofton 17, May 7, Jones 9, Frey 15, Brammer 26, Butler 5, Perry 8

RC (5-2) Sbastion 15, Schlach 18, J. Becker 7, R. Becker 22, Dice 4, Doyle 3

MC 30 11 31 15- 87
RC  12 16 17 24- 69

Mason County sweeps Bracken County in girls and boys DH at The Fieldhouse

Both the Mason County Lady Royals and Royals used full-court pressure and big first half scoring runs on their way to routs over Bracken County tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals had a 20-0 run in a 70-35 victory over the Lady Bears.

The Royals had a 19-2 run and defeated the Polar Bears 73-40 to snap a four-game, season-opening losing streak. The Royals have won 25 straight games against the Polar Bears.

In the girls' game, Mason County scored 30 points off Bracken County's 28 turnovers.

The Lady Royals were led in scoring by Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor with 11 points apiece. Rachel Payne added 10 points.

Kennedy Carl scored 22 points for the Lady Bears.

Turnovers were also a key statistic in the boys' game. The Royals scored 20 points off the Polar Bears' 21 turnovers. Mason County had 15 turnovers, its second fewest of the season. 

The Royals had 17 assists. They shot 62.1 percent from the field in the second half.

Jaylen Lofton scored a game-high 21 points. Xyon Frey scored 15 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

Nathan Jefferson led Bracken County in scoring with 11 points. Jhace Cummins added 10 points.

Girls

MC (3-2) Thompson 2, Brooks 11, Henry 8, Littleon 6, Taylor 11, Glover 4, Harrison 4, Thomas 6, Payne 10, White 2, Schumacher 6

BC (3-4) Highfield 4, Myrick 4, Bell 5, Carl 22

MC 25 15 21 09- 70

BC  11 05 13 06- 35

Boys 

MC (1-4) Lofton 21, Jones 9, Frey 15, Brammer 10, Black 3, May 9, Sweet 2, Highfield 4

BC (2-3) Cummins 10, Fisher 2, Zornes 3, C. Jefferson 4, Hinson6, N. Jefferson 11, Bell 4

MC  22 11 12 28- 73

BC   06 11 05 18- 40

Applegate leads Lewis County past Mason County 36-18

Lewis County senior running back Garrett Applegate rushed for 343 yards and five touchdowns on 52 carries to lead the Lions to a 36-18 victory over the Mason County Royals in the rain tonight at Mason County.

"I knew he could play, you know, we talked about it all week long, we just didn't tackle well again," Mason County coach Jonathan Thomas said.

Applegate rushed for three touchdowns in the first half and the Lions led 22-6 at halftime.

Lewis County ran 21 plays to just four for Mason County in a scoreless third quarter.

Applegate scored a touchdown on a three-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter and caught a two-point conversion pass to give the Lions a 30-6 lead.

Mason County closed the gap to 12 points on a four-yard touchdown run by Seth Chambers and a 13-yard touchdown pass from Carson Brammer to Austin Kitchen, but Applegate answered with a 45-yard touchdown run to make the score 36-18 with 3:15 left in the game.

Chambers ran 47 yards for a touchdown and Brammer scored on the conversion run with 2:30 left.

Lewis County fielded the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.

The Lions had 401 yards of total offense.

Mason County had 296 yards of total offense. The Royals rushed for 167 yards, and Brammer completed 10-of-15 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for a touchdown and threw an interception.

Chambers rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. He finished the season with 1,141 rushing yards.

Mason County ended the season with six straight losses and a 2-8 record.

The Royals drop down to Class 3A next season.

"With some of the kids we got coming in, and hopefully, some of the kids we're going to try to get to come out within our schools, hopefully, we'll be better in the future," Thomas said. 

Lewis County snapped a three-game losing streak and ended the season with a 3-7 record.

LC 1st Q 6:38 Garrett Applegate 33 yard run (Zach Lehn run) LC 8, MC 0

LC 2nd Q 8:36 Garrett Applegate 6 yard run (Zach Lehn run) LC 16, MC 0

MC 2nd Q 3:45 Carson Brammer 1 yard run (kick failed) LC 16, MC 6

LC 2nd Q 00:17 Garrett Applegate 5 yard run (pass failed) LC 22, MC 6

LC 4th Q 11:55 Garrett Applegate 3 yard run (Garrett Applegate pass from Zach Lehn) LC 30, MC 6

MC 4th Q 10:21 Seth Chambers 4 yard run (pass failed) LC 30. MC 12

MC 4th Q 6:21 Austin Kitchen 13 yard pass from Carson Brammer (pass failed) LC 30, MC 18

LC 4th Q 3:15 Garrett Applegate 45 yard run (run failed) LC 36, MC 18

MC 4th Q 2:30 Seth Chambers 47 yard run (Carson Brammer run) LC 36, MC 26

Royals' rally comes up short in 35-27 loss to Grant County

The Mason County Royals' second half rally came up short in a 35-27 loss to the Grant County Braves Friday night in Dry Ridge.

It's Mason County fifth straight loss, dropping the Royals' record to 2-7.

Nate Kaiser rushed for 252 yards and a touchdown and Austin Knipp passed for 170 yards and two touchdowns as Grant County snapped a seven-game losing streak.

Grant County scored on its first three possessions and led 21-7 at the end of the first quarter and 35-13 at halftime.

Carson Brammer scored a touchdown on a quarterback sneak in the third quarter and Seth Chambers capped off a six-play, 60-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run with 5:27 left in the fourth quarter, but Grant County was able to run out the clock to seal the victory.

Chambers rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries.

Brammer completed 8-of-22 passes for 109 yards.

Grant County outgained Mason County 489-304 in yards of total offense.

Mason County closes out the season next Friday night at home against the Lewis County Lions.

GC 1st Q 10:30 Nate Kaiser 36 yard run (Cody Trenkamp kick) GC 7, MC 0

GC 1st Q 8:05 Damian Ingguls 40 yard pass from Austin Knipp (kick failed) GC 13, MC 0

MC 1st Q 5:52 Seth Chambers 3 yard run (Brock Gilligan kick) GC 13, MC 7

GC  1st Q 4:54 Caelin Nix 4 yard run (Austin Knipp run) GC 21, MC 7

GC 2nd Q 9:06 Austin Knipp 6 yard run (pass failed) GC 27, MC 7

MC 2nd Q 3:41 Seth Chambers 5 yard run (kick failed) GC 27, MC 13

GC 2nd Q 00:43 Damian Ingguls 15 yard pass from Austin Knipp (Austin Knipp pass from Damian Ingguls) GC 35, MC 13

MC 3rd Q 3:09 Carson Brammer 1 yard run (Brock Gilligan kick) GC 35, MC 20

MC 4th Q 5:27 Seth Chambers 3 yard run (Brock Gilligan kick) GC 35, MC 27

Royals lose to Holmes 39-14

The Mason County Royals suffered their fourth straight loss, falling to the Holmes Bulldogs 39-14 at home tonight in their final district game of the season.

Holmes led 21-0 at the half, 33-0 at the end of the third quarter and 39-0 early in the fourth quarter.

The Bulldogs racked up 27 first downs and 464 yards of total offense.

The Royals had four first downs and 180 yards of total offense. Mason County had just one first down and only 33 yards of offense in the first half.

Holmes running back Cortez Blassingame rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries.

Holmes quarterback James Walker completed 10 of 23 passes for 113 yards and one touchdown. Walker also rushed for a touchdown.

Mason County quarterback Carson Brammer threw touchdown passes to Seth Chambers (61 yards) and Jeremiah Jones (71 yards) on the Royals' final two possessions.

Brammer completed 4 of 15 passes for 163 yards and the two touchdowns. He also threw an interception.

Jones had two receptions for 96 yards.

Despite the loss, Mason County coach Jonathan Thomas liked how his team continued to play hard.

"Very proud of their effort and the way they keep playing," Thomas said.

Mason County falls to 2-6 overall and 0-4 in district play. The Royals play at Grant County Friday night.

H 1st Q 2:20 James Walker 3 yard run (kick blocked) H 6, MC 0

H 2nd Q 11:36 Tayquan Calloway 5 yard run (Tayquan Calloway pass from James Walker) H 14, MC 0

H 2nd Q 3:55 Dryus Glover 3 yard run (Damario Foster kick) H 21, MC 0

H 3rd Q 8:18 Tayquan Calloway 9 yard run (pass failed) H 27, MC 0

H 3rd Q 4:22 Damario Foster 30 yard pass from James Walker (pass failed) H 33, MC 0

H 4th Q 9:16 Tayquan Calloway 6 yard run (run failed) H 39, MC 0

MC 4th Q 8:32 Seth Chambers 61 yard pass from Carson Brammer (Brock Gilligan kick) H 39, MC 7

MC 4th Q 00:35 Jeremiah Jones 71 yard pass from Carson Brammer (Brock Gilligan kick) H 39, MC 14

Royals rally for a brief lead, but lose to Bourbon County 50-43

The Mason County Royals rallied from a 21-point fourth quarter deficit to take a one point lead with 57 seconds to play, but Bourbon County scored with 13 seconds remaining and the Colonels beat the Royals 50-43 Friday night in Paris.

The two teams combined for 833 yards of total offense.

Bourbon County scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to lead 42-21.

Mason County's comeback started with a five-yard touchdown run by Seth Chambers with 6:38 left in the game.

After a three and out and the only Bourbon County punt of the game, Carson Brammer threw a 62-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Riggs with 4:37 remaining.

Mason County recovered an onside kick and the Royals capped off a 54-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Brammer to Mason Baxer. Brammer scored on the conversion run to give the Royals a 43-42 lead.

After picking up two first down and reaching the Mason County 29 yard line, Bourbon County quarterback Jake Broughton was nearly sacked, but completed a pass to CaMarr Myers at the 30 yard line. Myers broke a tackle and scored the game-winning touchdown. Broughton scored on the conversion run

Mason County was stopped near midfield as time expired.

Myers rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries.

Broughton completed 11 of 20 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

Chambers rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries.

Brammer completed 6 of 16 passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown. Brammer had a 70-yard run that set up Mason County's second touchdown of the game.

Mason County rushed for 320 yards and outgained Bourbon County 435-398 in total yards.

Mason County falls to 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the district. The Royals host Harrison County next Friday night.

BC 1st Q 4:13 Bryce Roy 13 yard run (Parker Atwood kick) BC 7, MC 0
MC 1st Q 3:27 Carson Brammer 1 yard run (Brock Gilligan kick) BC 7, MC 7
BC 1st Q 1:10 CaMarr Myers 3 yard run (Parker Atwood kick) BC 14, MC 7
BC 2nd Q 10:30 Dale Landrum 5 yard pass from Jake Broughton (Parker Atwood) BC 21, MC 7
MC 2nd Q 9:49 Seth Chambers 10 yard run (Brock Gilligan) BC 21, MC 14
BC 2nd Q CaMarr Myers 4 yard run (Parker Atwood kick) BC 28, MC 14
MC 2nd Q 00:09 Seth Chambers 8 yard run (Brock Gilligan kick) BC 28, MC 21
BC 3rd Q 7:47 CaMarr Myers 8 yard run (Parker Atwood kick) BC 35, MC 21
BC 3rd Q 00:04 CaMarr Myers 7 yard run (Parker Atwood kick) BC 42, MC 21
MC 4th Q 6:38 Seth Chambers 5 yard run (Brock Gilligan kick) BC 42, MC 28
MC 4th Q 4:37 Jayden Riggs 62 yard pass from Carson Brammer (Brock Gilligan kick) BC 42, MC 35
MC 4th Q 00:57 Mason Baxter 13 yard pass from Carson Brammer (Carson Brammer kick) MC 43, BC 42
BC 4th Q 00:13 CaMarr Myers 29 yard pass from Jake Broughton (Jake Broughton run) BC 50, MC 43