Royals beat Harrison County 35-7 in district opener

Kyson Fox passed for 173 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score as the Mason County Royals defeated the Harrison County Thorobreds 35-7 in their district opener on Friday night in Cynthiana.

Mason County led 14-0 at halftime on a one-yard touchdown run by Lennie Avery and a 25-yard touchdown pass from Fox to Carter Roark.

Harrison County cut the Royals' lead in half by scoring a touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter, but Mason County responded by scoring 21 unanswered points.

Fox rushed four yards for a touchdown and threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Micah Payne. Kenyon Walton capped off the scoring with a two-yard touchdown run.

Taten Carrington had two interceptions for Mason County.

The Royals, 3-4 overall and 1-0 in the district, will host the Highland Bluebirds next week.

MC 2nd Q 7:13 Lennie Avery 1 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 7, HC 0

MC 2nd Q 00:02 Carter Roark 25 yard pass from Kyson Fox (Micah Payne kick) MC 14, HC 0

HC 3rd Q 7:58 Karsyn Sumpter 11 yard run (Logan Harris kick) MC 14, HC 7

MC 3rd Q 2:06 Kyson Fox 4 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 21, HC 7

MC 4th Q 5:18 Micah Payne 19 yard pass  (Micah Payne kick) MC 28, HC 7

MC 4th Q 3:27 Kenyon Walton 2 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 35, HC 7

(Game statistics courtesy of Travis Scaggs and Drew Spangler of WFTM radio.)

Royals get 21-13 road win over Boone County

Camden Gregory threw for a touchdown and ran for another score to lead the Mason County Royals to a 21-13 victory over the Boone County Rebels on Friday night in Florence.

After Boone County scored on the opening drive of the game, Mason County (2-3) took its first lead when Gregory threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Carter Roark and Lennie Avery scored on a conversion run with 6:25 left in the first quarter.

Boone County (3-2) answered with a touchdown in the second quarter to lead 13-8 at halftime.

The Royals opened the third quarter with a 14-play, 60-yard scoring drive capped off by a one-yard quarterback sneak by Gregory.

Mason County tacked on another touchdown with 9:21 to play in the fourth quarter on an eight-yard run by Reid Anderson.

That touchdown was set up by an interception return to the 12- yard line by Kyson Fox.

Boone County advanced to the Mason County 33-yard line in the closing minute, but a penalty pushed the Rebels back to the 50-yard line. Following a 16-yard pass play, Boone County was unable to convert on 4th down and 11 with 11 seconds remaining.

The Royals have a bye week next week before playing at Lawrence County on October 3.

BC 1st Q 8:09 Steven Johnson 4 yard run (Eric Lipps kick) BC 7, MC 0

MC 1st Q 6:25 Carter Roark 31 yard pass from Camden Gregory (Lennie Avery run) MC 8, BC 7

BC 2nd Q 3:50 Steven Johnson 17 yard run (run failed) BC 13, MC 8

MC 3rd Q 5:23 Camden Gregory 1 yard run (pass failed) MC 14, BC 13

MC 4th Q 9:21 Reid Anderson 8 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 21, BC 13

(Game statistics courtesy of WFTM radio's Travis Scaggs and Drew Spangler)

Mason County anglers finish 65th and 74th in bass fishing state championship

Mason County anglers Hunter Buttery and Carter Roark finished in 65th place and Leyton Lennox and Rayden McRoberts took 74th place in the Operation UNITE Boys'/Coed Bass Fishing State Championship on Lake Cumberland on Saturday.

Buttery and Roark caught four fish weighing six pounds and one ounce. Lennox and McRoberts reeled in two fish weighing two pounds and four ounces.

This was the first season Mason County has had a bass fishing team.

Messer hits grand slam and Roark tosses a two-hitter in Royals' 10-0 win over Augusta

Cole Messer hit a grand slam and Carter Roark threw a two-hitter while striking out 11 as the the Mason County Royals shutout the Augusta Panthers 10-0 in six innings on Tuesday in their first home game of the season.

Luke Butler had three hits and an RBI. Cray Fite drove in two runs with a double.

Delays in the renovation of their home field forced the Royals to play their first 17 games of the season on the road. 

Mason County (6-12) will play Southern on Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the Errin Thompson Memorial Tournament at East Jessamine.

Four Mason County athletes qualify for state bass fishing tournament

Four Mason County athletes have qualified for the state bass fishing tournament. 

Leyton Lennox and Rayden McRoberts finished in fourth place and Hunter Buttery and Carter Roark took 12th place at the Region 4 Tournament on Lake Herrington on Saturday.

Lennox and McRoberts caught five fish weighing 12 pounds, eight ounces. Buttery and Roark reeled in three fish weighing seven pounds,15 ounces.

The top 16 boats qualified for the 2025 Operation UNITE/KHSAA State Bass Fishing Championship May 8-10 on Lake Cumberland.

This is the first season for bass fishing at Mason County. The Royals are coached by Steven Truesdell. 

Royals fall to Greenup County

The Mason County Royals were unable to hold on to a 3-0 lead and lost to the Greenup County Musketeers on Thursday in Greenup.

The Royals scored a run in the second inning. Nick Mains singled and scored on Luke Butler's RBI single.

Mason County added two runs in the third inning. Cray Fite drew a leadoff walk. Carter Roark followed with a double. Fite scored on a fielders choice and Roark scored on an error.

Greenup County tied the game with three runs in the fourth inning and added four more in the fifth inning.

Mason County (4-11) will travel to Falmouth today to play the Pendleton County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m.

Royals lose to Montomery County 12-7

The Mason County Royals squandered a 5-0 lead and lost to the Montgomery County Indians 12-7 on Wednesday in Mt. Sterling. 

Mason County scored four runs in the first inning and added a run in the second inning.

Montomery County rallied with six runs in the bottom of the second inning and tacked on two runs in the third inning and four more in the fifth inning.

The Royals scored two runs in the seventh inning.

Carter Roark and Micah Payne each drove in two runs. Justin Youngman, Macen Grooms and Myles Kern each had an RBI.

Mason County (4-10) will play at Greenup County today at 6:30 p.m.

Royals beat Bracken County 11-3

The Mason County Royals defeated the Bracken County Polar Bears 11-3 on Tuesday in Brooksville.

The bottom three hitters in the lineup — Myles Kern, Luke Butler and Carter Roark — combined for five hits, two runs and five RBI.

The Royals scored in every inning except the sixth. They plated four runs in the fifth inning to take a 9-2 lead.

Mason County (4-9) will travel to Mt. Sterling today to play the Montgomery County Indians at 6 p.m.

Royals lose to Frankfort 13-3

The Mason County Royals were held to one hit and lost to the Frankfort Panthers 13-3 in five innings on Thursday in Frankfort.

The Royals fell behind 5-0 and scored all their runs in the third inning. Carter Roark drove in a run with an infield single and Macen Grooms and Marquis Bluford drew bases-loaded walks.

Frankfort had 10 hits and stole five bases.

Mason County (3-8) will play the Paintsville Tigers on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Fleming County.

 

Royals beat Powell County 3-1 in 2A Section 6 Tournament

The Mason County Royals defeated the Powell County Pirates 3-1 in the first round of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament on Wednesday.

The tournament game was played in Fort Walton Beach, Florida since both teams are there for spring break games.

The Royals scored all of their runs in the bottom of the first inning. Cray Fite drew a walk. Cole Horch followed with a double. Carter Roark hit a double to drive in Fite and Horch. Brady Mefford drove in Roark with a single.

Mason County lost to the Fort Walton Beach Vikings 4-3 on Tuesday in their first game in Florida.

The Royals will play Carlisle, Ohio on Thursday at 3 p.m.