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

How about another from Hamilton

2:00, 2Q
Mason - 30
Augusta - 11 pic.twitter.com/9pHcmr9COv

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 28, 2024

Basket by Scilley

1:38, 3Q
Mason - 56
Augusta - 30 pic.twitter.com/GDTsxYdVkV

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 28, 2024

Nazir. Metts. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/e1Unmu2BZA

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 28, 2024

Royals defeat Bishop Brossart

Landon Scilley scored 17 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 63-39 win over the Bishop Brossart Mustangs on Thursday night at The Fieldhouse.

Carter McClanahan scored a season-high 12 points off the bench and Jake Feldhaus added 11 points for the Royals who snapped a two-game losing skid.

Mason County scored 28 points off Bishop Brossart's 23 turnovers and had 17 assists.

The Royals (15-9) will host the South Oldham Dragons on Saturday afternoon.

Mason County        17 18 11 17 — 63

Bishop Brossart      07 10 08 14 — 39 

Mason County — Routt 3, McClain 2, Myrick 9, McClanahan 12, Feldhaus 11, Scilley 17, Hamilton 5, Horch 4

Bishop Brossart —  Boruske 3, Mulberry 8, Hadden 13, Hesse 6, Combs 4, Cozzi 3, Neltner 2

Scilley with the layin

1:21, 3Q
Mason - 46
Brossart - 21 pic.twitter.com/k1Hl75ryEI

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 9, 2024

McClanahan gets the layup, assisted by Myrick

4:36, 4Q
Mason - 53
Brossart - 30 pic.twitter.com/Sw2pSEL8oh

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 9, 2024

Mason County and GRC advance to region finals

Terrell Henry scored 27 points and KG Walton had 25 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 75-67 win over the Campbell County Camels in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

Mason County (29-5) will play the George Rogers Clark Cardinals in the championship game on Tuesday at 7 p.m. GRC jumped out to a 22-2 lead and defeated the Harrison County Thorobreds 69-56 in the second game.

Henry and Walton combined to score 21 of the Royals' 24 fourth quarter points.

Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points.

Mason County led 37-26 at halftime. Campbell County opened the third quarter on an 11-3 run to cut the Royals' lead to four points. Mason County answered with an 11-4 run to lead 51-41 at the end of the third quarter. Carter McClanahan hit two 3-pointers and Hamilton made a 3-pointer during that run.

Hamilton hit another 3-pointer to give the Royals' their biggest lead 54-41 with 6:55 remaining in the game. Campbell County closed to within six points at 65-59, but Henry and Walton made back-to-back layups to push the lead back out to 10 points with 1:03 to play.

Aydan Hamilton scored 24 points, Connor Weinel followed with 12 points, Jaiden Combs 11 and Jake Gross 10 for the Camels who ended the season with a 22-12 record.

Mason County and GRC did not meet during the regular season.

Mason County            16 21 14 24 — 75

Campbell County        14 12 15 26 — 67

Mason County — Henry 27, Walton 25, McClanahan 6, Mastin 2, Hamilton 13, Bierley 2

Campbell County — Hill 3, Gross 10, Jackson 4, Smith 3, Hamilton 24, Weinel 12, Combs 11

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George Rogers Clark    24 17 12 16 — 69

Harrison County            06 13 15 22 — 56

George Rogers Clark (26-5) — Hampton 5, Craig 1, Morton 25, Parrish 16, Edwards 12, Maxwell 10

Harrison County (27-7) — Custard 19, Smiley 7, Harris 4, 

Wilson 5, Kendall 16, Furnish 5

Royals fall to Simon Kenton 45-42

The Mason County Royals' 18-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by a 45-42 loss to the Simon Kenton Pioneers on Senior Night on Saturday night.

Simon Kenton's 7-foot-three center Gabe Dynes protected the rim and allowed the Pioneers to extend their defense.

The Royals, playing without Terrell Henry and four subs for the second straight game due to injuries, trailed by eight points in the second quarter and led by five in the third quarter. 

Simon Kenton missed four free throws in the closing seconds, and Mason County missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Carter McClananan scored 11 points to lead the Royals in scoring.

The Royals (25-4) will close out the regular season at Grant County on Thursday night.

Simon Kenton 07 13 11 14 — 45

Mason County 10 07 14 11 — 42

Simon Kenton — Krahman 19, Bilton 8, Crisp 2, Gabbard 3, Dynes 13

Mason County — Walton 5, Feldhaus 2, McClanahan 11, Mastin 9, Hamilton 6, Bierley 9

(Updated to correct that the Mason County at Grant County game is on Thursday night.)

Short-handed Royals top Bishop Brossart 75-64

Riley Mastin had 28 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Mason County Royals to a 75-64 road win over the Bishop Brossart Mustangs on Friday night.

Mason County, without Terrell Henry and four subs due to injuries, led by eight points early in the game, but Bishop Brossart rallied to take two one-point leads in the third quarter. A 10-0 run by the Royals turned a 37-36 deficit into a 46-37 lead. Mason County went on an 8-0 run early in the fourth quarter to go up 57-43.

Three other Royals joined Mastin in double figure scoring. Carter McClanahan hit three 3-pointers and scored 17 points, KG Walton had 12 points and eight assists and Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points.

Mason County (25-3) was 14-of-19 from the field (73.7%) in the second half and made 18-of-22 free throws in the game. The Royals had 18 assists on 25 field goals.

Mason County will host Simon Kenton on Senior Night on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Mason County        19 10 20 26 — 75

Bishop Brossart      13 15 13 23 — 64

Mason County — Routt 3, Walton 12, McClanahan 17, Mastin 28, Owens 2, Hamilton 11, Bierley 2

Bishop Brossart — Kruse 5, Woosley 21, Bezold 13, Mulberry 3, Sepate 10, Schumacher 12

Mason County wins Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament

Another banner will be raised at The Fieldhouse because the Mason County Royals are the 2023 2A state champions. 

Mason County edged the Lexington Catholic Knights 40-39 in the championship game of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Sunday afternoon.

The Royals did not take their first lead in the game until the 3:36 mark of the third quarter when Terrell Henry's layup made the score 29-28. There would be six more lead changes.

After a 33-33 tie, Henry hit two free throws with 2:05 remaining in the game and Riley Mastin made a layup to give Mason County its biggest lead at 37-33 with 1:31 left.

Lexington Catholic guard John Reinhart missed a 3-point shot, but was fouled. He sank all three foul shots with 1:12 to go.

A steal and a basket by Rowan Williams gave the Knights their last lead at 38-37.

Henry converted an old fashioned three-point play with 31 seconds left to push the Royals back in front at 40-38.

Lexington Catholic's Brody Turner was fouled on a missed shot with six seconds remaining. He missed the first free throw and made the second.

Henry missed the front end of the 1-and-1 with five seconds left. After getting the rebound and calling timeout with four seconds to go, the Knights drove the length of the floor and missed a shot from the right corner at the buzzer.

Henry scored a game-high 14 points and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. 

Mastin had 13 points and six rebounds.

Mastin, KG Walton, Philip Bierley and Carter McClahanan were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Mason County is 17-2 and has won seven straight games. The Royals will travel to Falmouth on Tuesday night to play the Pendleton County Wildcats.

The loss snapped Lexington Catholic's 19-game winning streak. The Knights are 19-2.

Mason County            07 12 12 09 — 40

Lexington Catholic      13 06 13 07 — 39

Mason County — Henry 14, Walton 7, Mastin 13, Hamilton 3, Bierley 3

Lexington Catholic — Doyle 7, Turner 7, R. Williams 2, Reinhart 7, M. Williams 3, Potter 13

Royals beat Magoffin County 72-62 and advance to semis of Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament

Five Royals scored in double figures and Mason County defeated the Magoffin County Hornets 72-62 in the quarterfinal round of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Friday night.

Terrell Henry had 25 points and six rebounds. KG Walton had 14 points and five assists. Philip Bierley scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Carter McClanahan and Riley Mastin scored 10 points apiece.

Magoffin County junior guard Aden Barnett scored 34 points.

There were nine lead changes and 10 ties in the game.

Mason County's biggest lead was 12 points at 48-36 in the third quarter.

The Royals (15-2) will play McCreary Central in the semifinals today at 6 p.m. (CST).

Mason County        12 23 15 22 — 72

Magoffin County     16 18 12 16 — 62

Mason County — Henry 25, Walton 14, McClanahan 10, Mastin 10, Hamilton 2, Bierley 11

Magoffin County — Barnett 34, G. Whitaker 12, Z. Whitaker 12, Lafferty 4

Royals headed to 2A state for the second straight year

The Mason County Royals qualified for the Kentucky 2A Championships state basketball tournament for the second straight year with a 78-58 victory over the Estill County Engineers in the Section 6 championship game on Saturday at Greenup County.

Mason County (13-2) led by 20 points late in the second quarter and was up 42-26 at the half.

After Estill County closed the gap to 10, Mason County coach Brian Kirk pulled his starters with 5:11 to play in the third quarter.

The substitutes quickly got the Royals back on track — Grant Owens drew a charge, Conner Butler hit a 3-pointer, Owens drew another charge, Butler sank another 3-pointer, and after an Estill County basket, Carter McClanahan made one of his five 3-pointers to make the score 53-36.

Mason County was up 53-40 when the starters returned with 1:49 left in the third quarter.

The Royals led 57-40 after three quarters and took their biggest lead, 24 points, at 78-54 with one minute remaining in the game.

McClanahan and Terrell Henry scored 15 points apiece. Philip Bierley followed with 13 points and Riley Mastin added 12 points.

Mason County will be back in action on Tuesday night at Campbell County.

The Royals will play Magoffin County, the Section 8 champion, in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament at the Owensboro Sports Center on Friday.

Mason County    18 24 15 21 — 78

Estill County       10 16 14 18 — 58

(Updated to add Magoffin County as Mason County's opponent in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament.)

Mason County — Henry 15, Butler 6, Walton 4, McClanahan 15,

Mastin 12, Hamilton 8, Bierley 13, Feldhaus 5

Estill County — Benton 4, Rose 15, Riddell 10, Brown 15, Arvin 2, Beckler 9, Brinegar 3

Royals defeat Fleming County 73-68 in Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 semifinals

The Mason County Royals led by 18 points early in the fourth quarter and were able to hang on for a 73-68 victory over the Fleming County Panthers in the semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament at Greenup County on Thursday night.

After leading by two points at halftime, the Royals outscored the Panthers 21-8 in the third quarter and scored the first three points of the fourth quarter to lead 58-40. Fleming County, playing without point guard Lucas Jolly who is injured, chipped away at Mason County's lead, but ran out of time. 

Braylon Hamilton led Mason County in scoring with 17 points. Terrell Henry had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Carter McClanahan scored 13 points. Riley Mastin tossed in 14 points.

Seth Hickerson poured in 32 points for Fleming County (9-7). Isaac Frye scored 15 points and Adam Hargett added 12 points.

Mason County (12-2) will play the Estill County Engineers in the championship game on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Greenup County.

Mason County      12 22 21 18 — 73

Fleming County    15 17 08 28 — 68

Mason County — Henry 13, Walton 8, McClanahan 13, Mastin 14, Hamilton 17, Bierley 8

Fleming County — Hickerson 32, Hargett 12, Frye 15, James 9

Royals advance to 2A Section semifinals with an 80-54 win over Rowan County

Terrell Henry scored 19 points and the Mason County Royals beat the Rowan County Vikings 80-54 in the quarterfinal round of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

KG Walton and Riley Mastin added 15 apiece for the Royals and Carter McClananan added 11 points.

Mason County (11-2) ended the second quarter on an 11-3 run and outscored Rowan County 45-27 in the second half.

The Royals will play Fleming County in a semifinal game on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m at Greenup County.

Mason County    16 19 23 22 — 80

Rowan County    12 14 15 12 — 54

Mason County — Henry 19, Walton 15, McClanahan 11, Mastin 15, Owens 2, Hamilton 3, Bierley 6, Feldhaus 7, Horch 2

Rowan County — Horton 3, D. Watson 7, Maxey 8, Ingles 11, Hammons 6, Slone 3, Rose 3, White 6, Z. Watson 4, Parker 3

Royals get back on track tonight.

Up next… Fleming County @ Greenup County in the 2A Section 6 Semifinals pic.twitter.com/ltmB0xHU9G

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 3, 2023

Royals lose to Lyon County in double overtime

The Mason County Royals led 39-23 in the second quarter, but lost to the Lyon County Lyons in double overtime in the third place game of the White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic on Friday night.

Lyon County junior guard Travis Perry scored 31 points and moved into second place on the Kentucky high school basketball all-time career scoring list.

Mason County (10-2) was led in scoring by Riley Mastin with 21 points. Mastin scored all of his points in the first half.

Carter McClanahan scored a career-high 17 points for the Royals. Terrell Henry and Philip Bierley added 15 points each and KG Walton followed with 10 points.

Mason County will host the Rowan County Vikings on Monday night in the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament.

Lyon County        20 24 16 16 02 14 — 92

Mason County     31 19 13 13 02 07 — 85

Lyon County — Perry 31, Reddick 18, Shoulders 23, Kirk 6, Breedlove 9, Co. Collins 3, Ca. Collins 2

Mason County — Henry 15, Walton 10, McClanahan 17, Mastin 21, Hamilton 7, Bierley 15

Royals use balanced attack for an upset win over Lyon County

The Mason County Royals built a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter and were able to hang on for a 75-72 win over the Lyon County Lyons tonight in the PRTC Classic at Jackson County. 

Lyon County, ranked as high as No. 9 in the state in preseason polls, is the defending champion of the 2nd Region and is favored to return to the state tournament this season.

Mason County jumped out to an 11-0 lead and was up by three at the half before trailing by three in the third quarter.

The Royals led 59-46 with five minutes left in the game. Lyon County pulled to within four at 71-67 when 3,000 career point scorer Travis Perry hit a three-pointer with 55 seconds to go. After a Mason County turnover, Perry missed a three-point shot. 

Mason County guard Carter McClahanan hit two free throws to push the lead back to five with 39 second left.

Perry made another trey with 30 seconds remaining.

McClanahan followed with a basket to make it 75-70 with 13 seconds left.

Perry scored on a putback for the final basket of the game and ended up with a game-high 28 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter.

Four Mason County players scored in double figures. Riley Mastin had a double-double with 18 points (including his 1,000th career point) and 13 rebounds before fouling out 2:24 to play. Riley did not miss a shot. He was 6-of-6 from the field (including 1-of-1 from behind the arc) and 3-of-3 on free throws. Braylon Hamilton hit four three-pointers and scored 16 points. Terrell Henry and Philip Bierley scored 14 apiece.

KG Walton dished out 10 assists before fouling out with 1:30 to go. 

Mason County (2-0) plays at Bourbon County Tuesday night.

Mason County    18 14 15 28 — 75

Lyon County       13 16 15 28 — 72

Mason County — Henry 14, Walton 7, McClanahan 4, Mastin 18, Scilley 2, Hamilton 16, Bierley 14

Lyon County — Perry 28, Shoulders 16, Reddick 19, Kirk 7, Breedlove 2

Lady Royals and Royals advance to the Kentucky 2A

The Mason County Lady Royals and Royals both advanced to the championship games of Section 5 of the Kentucky 2A Championships with victories over Bourbon County tonight at Harrison County. 

Hannah Adkins scored a game-high 16 points and Sarah Payne added 10 points to lead the Lady Royals to a 46-31 victory over the Lady Colonels. 

The Royals made 12 three-pointers in 76-42 rout of the Colonels. Three Royals scored in double figures: Terrell Henry with a game-high 17 points, Mason Butler with 14 points and Carter McClanhan with a career-high 12 points.  

Mason County will play Harrison County in both the girls' and boys' championship games on Saturday at Harrison County.

Girls

Mason County        10 14 09 13 -- 46

Bourbon County      09 05 04 13 -- 31

Mason County -- Burns 1, Payne 10, Littleton 3, Harrison 2, Adkins 16, Sims 14

Bourbon County -- Baker 6, Hardin 13, Simpson 10, Solorio 1, Fields 1

Boys

Mason County        16 25 23 12 -- 76

Bourbon County     10 08 11 13 -- 42

Mason County -- Mitchell 8, Henry 17, Walton 9, M. Butler 14, McClanahan 12, Callender 3, Owens 2, Royse 2, Hamilton 7, Bierley 2

Bourbon County -- Smith 2, Ezell 1, Blount 10, Starks 16, Robinson 4, Highlander 5, Reece 2, Greene 2