Great Crossing defeats Montgomery County in state semis

Mr. Basketball and University of Kentucky signee Malachi Moreno had 26 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and two steals to lead the Great Crossing Warhawks to a 70-49 victory over the Montgomery County Indians on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the UK HealthCare Boys' Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena.

Montgomery County had a two-point lead at halftime, but was outscored 46-23 in the second half.

Cayden Reed led Montgomery County with 15 points. Luke Fawns and Dawson Gentry scored 10 points apiece.

Great Crossing will play the Bowling Green Purples in the championship game. Bowling Green defeated South Oldham 73-51 in the other semifinal game.

Montgomery County hits 16 3s and routs Lawrence County 98-72

 The Montgomery County Indians made a tournament-record 16 3-pointers and cruised past the Lawrence County Bulldogs 98-72 in the opening round of the UK HealthCare Boys' Sweet 16 on Thursday at Rupp Arena.

Montgomery County (23-10) led 25-15 at the end of the first quarter, 50-30 at halftime and 76-49 at the end of the third quarter.

Luke Fawns hit five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 23 points for the Indians. Tyce Jarvis tossed in 21 points and Cayden Reed had 15 points and 10 assists.

Montgomery County shot 53.5% from the field including 16 of 32 from 3-point range.

The Indians will play North Laurel at 6 p.m. on Friday in the quarterfinals.

Reed's 3-pointer at the buzzer sends Montgomery County to state

Cayden Reed banked in a 3-pointer from the left wing at the buzzer to give the Montgomery County Indians a 59-56 win over the George Rogers Clark Cardinals in the championship game of the 10th Region Tournament on Wednesday night at Montgomery County.

GRC led 53-43 early in the fourth quarter after trailing by nine points in the first quarter.

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

Luke Fawns led Montgomery County (22-10) in scoring with 18 points. Reed finished with 16 and Andrew Terry added 12.

Malachi Ashford led GRC (27-6) with 19 points. Maddox Hager scored 15 points and Montez Gay tossed in 10.

Montgomery County will play 15th Region champion Lawrence County on March 27 at 1:30 p.m. in the UK HealthCare Boys' Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena.

Royals fall to Montgomery County in region semifinals

The Mason County Royals saw their season come to an end on Monday night with an 86-73 loss to the Montgomery County Indians in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament at Montgomery County, but they did not go down without a fight.

The Indians routed the Royals 82-42 on January 25.

In Monday night's game, there were nine ties and seven lead changes in the game.

Mason County (17-14) shot 65.2% from the field in the first half and led 39-37 at halftime, but Montgomery County (21-10) took control of the game by outscoring the Royals 31-13 in the third quarter.

Montgomery County led by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter.

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

Cayden Reed had 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Montgomery County which has won four straight games and 10 of its last 11. Luke Fawns followed with 16 points, Tyce Jarvis had 15, Andrew Terry 13 and Dawson Gentry 10.

Garryon McClain led Mason County with 27 points. Braeden Myrick made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points. Cole Horch had 14 points and eight rebounds.

Montgomery County scored 18 points off Mason County's 17 turnovers.

The Indians shot 50% from the field, 7 of 23 (30.4%) from behind the arc and 19 of 30 (63.35) from the free throw line.

The Royals shot 54.2% from the field, 8 of 13 (61.5%) from 3-point range and 13 of 18 (72.2%) from the free throw line.

McClain and Myrick and were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Montgomery County and George Rogers Clark will meet in the championship game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. GRC beat Nicholas County 87-56 in the other semifinal game.

Montgomery County        19 18 31 18 — 86

Mason County                 18 21 13 21 — 73

Montgomery County — Jarvis 15, Reed 32, Fawns 16, Gentry 10, Terry 13

Mason County — Routt 6, McClain 27, Myrick 26, Horch 14

Congratulations to Braeden Myrick and Garryon McClain on receiving All-Tournament Team awards. pic.twitter.com/gtZwd7MERT

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 17, 2025

Royals routed by Montgomery County

Mason County fell behind 16-0, shot 6.67% from 3-point range for the game and were routed by the Montgomery County Indians 82-42 on Saturday in the Lake Kelly Classic at Fleming County.

Luke Fawns hit five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points. Tyce Jarvis had15 points and seven rebounds while Dawson Gentry finished with 13 points for Montgomery County (10-8). The Indians also got nine points, four rebounds and three assists from Cayden Reed in his first game eligible since transferring from Mason County.

Braeden Myrick and Cole Horch scored nine points apiece for Mason County (9-8).

Montgomery County led 22-4 at the end of the first quarter and 40-16 at halftime. The running clock started with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter. The biggest lead was 43 points at 83-40.

Montgomery County shot 53.7% from the field including 13-of-29 (44.8%) from beyond the arc. 

Mason County shot 45% from the field, but was just 1-of-15 from long range.

The Royals will host the Augusta Panthers on Wednesday night.

Montgomery County        22 18 27 15 — 82

Mason County                 04 12 14 12 — 42

Montgomery County — Jarvis 15, Reed 9, Fawns 19, Dunn 7, Rowlett 8, Gentry 13, Hatton 2, Klute 4, Terry 5

Mason County — Routt 2, McClain 6, Metts 4, Myrick 9, Lang 3, Horch 9, Fox 2, Merz 2, B. Malone 2, Anderson 3

Royals rout Pendleton County

Blake Reed made four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points, Cayden Reed had 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists and Jake Feldhaus added 12 points and nine rebounds as the Mason County Royals cruised to an 88-49 win over the Pendleton County Wildcats on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County (11-6) took its first double-digit lead at 17-7 with 2:20 left in the first quarter. The Royals were up 22-11 at the end of the first quarter, 45-27 at halftime and 72-37 after three quarters. The entire fourth quarter was played with a running clock.

Mason County shot 56.9 percent from the field including 9-of-20 (45 percent) from 3-point range and had 20 assists.

The Royals outrebounded the Wildcats 41-19 and had a 21-3 advantage on second-chance points.

Mason County will be at home Friday night vs. the Dixie Heights Colonels in the second game of a girls' and boys' doubleheader. The Lady Royals will play the East Carter Lady Raiders with tip off at 6 p.m.

Mason County            22 23 27 16 — 88

Pendleton County       11 16 10 12 — 49

Mason County — Routt 2, C. Reed 16, McClain 6, B. Reed 20, Myrick 9, Feldhaus 12, Scilley 6, Horch 7, Hamilton 4, Gibbs 4 Malone 2

Pendleton County — Beyst 11, Keeton 5, Gregg 2, Merrill 14, Kirsch 5, Nichols 2, O'Hara 8, Stewart 2

B Reed with some fancy footwork to get the bucket

6:41, 2Q
Mason - 28
Pendleton - 14 pic.twitter.com/mWzdqCEtUt

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 17, 2024

Myrick for 3

5:45, 2Q
Mason - 35
Pendleton - 14 pic.twitter.com/PzWf4xVr5F

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 17, 2024

Horch cleans up the rebound and bucket

4:19, 2Q
Mason - 39
Pendleton - 19 pic.twitter.com/V3O5cfPOo6

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 17, 2024

Gibbs for a bucket

3:39, 4Q
Mason - 77
Pendleton - 47 pic.twitter.com/6i74OgcXoR

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 17, 2024

Feldhaus' putback lifts Royals past Camels

 A buzzer-beating putback by Jake Feldhaus gave the Mason County Royals a 68-66 victory over the Campbell County Camels on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

Feldhaus and Cayden Reed both had 21 points and seven rebounds as the Royals avenged a December loss to the Camels. Reed also had six assists and four steals. Braylon Hamilton had 14 points and five steals.

There were 12 ties and four lead changes in the game. 

Mason County (10-6) shot 57.1 percent from the field.

Campbell County (11-3) shot 50.9 percent from the field and made 9-of-20 beyond the arc for 45 percent.

Connor Weinel had a double-double for the Camels with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Mason County will host the Pendleton County Wildcats on January 16.

Mason County        12 18 22 16 68

Campbell County    17 17 18 14 66

Mason County C. Reed 21, Feldhaus 21, Scilley 4, Horch 8, Hamilton 14

Campbell County Jackson 19, Smith 6, Weinel 21, Johnson 5, Sorgenfrei 2, Franzen 7, Fancher 6

Jake Feldhaus with the game-winning basket as the Mason County Royals edge the Campbell County Camels 68-66. pic.twitter.com/LcyELVQ7PJ

— Danny Weddle (@DannyEWeddle) January 10, 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

Royals' rally comes up two points short in loss to Walton-Verona

(Jake Feldhaus shoots in close)

The Mason County Royals mounted another furious rally, but came up short in an 86-84 loss to the Walton-Verona Bearcats on Saturday in the third place game of the Mason County Invitational Tournament.

Mason County trailed 21-12 in the first quarter before going on a 15-4 run to lead 27-25 only to trail 47-42 at halftime.

Walton-Verona was up 74-58 with 53 seconds left in the third quarter and 75-61 with 7:22 remaining in the game.

The Royals tied the game at 82-82 with 1:21. Down 86-84, Mason County missed a shot from the top of the key at the buzzer.

After struggling on the boards in Friday night's game, the Royals outrebounded the Bearcats 36-26, but only made 2-of-17 shots from three-point range.

Julian Dixon poured in 31 points for Walton-Verona (10-4).

Mason County sophomore Jake Feldhaus scored a career-hign 25 points before fouling out with 7:22 left in the game. He was 11-of-16 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.

Blake Reed scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half. Cayden Reed had 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and Cole Horch contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.

Blake Reed, Feldhaus, Dixon and Dixon's teammate, Aaron Gutman were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Mason County (7-5) will host the Rowan County Vikings on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal round game of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament. The Royals, the defending 2A state champions, lost to Rowan County 86-77 in the season opener on November 28.

In the other games Saturday, Scott edged Tates Creek 58-57 in the seventh place game, Pike County Central topped Augusta 71-67 in the fifth place game and North Oldham defeated Campbell County 68-45 in the championship game.

Walton-Verona    25 22 27 12 — 86

Mason County    23 19 19 23 — 84

Walton-Verona — Montgomery 8, Smith 14, Bach 14, Dixon 31, Gutman 19

Mason County — C. Reed 16, B. Reed 23, McClanahan 2, Feldhaus 25, Horch 10, Hamilton 8

Horch with the finish against contact

1:30, 1Q
Mason - 14
WV - 21 pic.twitter.com/tKPMPSfKBP

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 30, 2023

Feldhaus with the spin

3:27, 2Q
Mason - 37
WV - 39 pic.twitter.com/iHEJ817ORP

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 30, 2023

B Reed with a flashy drive to get the bucket

41.6, 3Q
Mason - 61
WV - 74 pic.twitter.com/3GAHDmmGyW

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 30, 2023

B Reed with a flashy drive to get the bucket

41.6, 3Q
Mason - 61
WV - 74 pic.twitter.com/3GAHDmmGyW

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 30, 2023

Royals lose to Campbell County

Blake Reed for two of his 20 points

The Mason County Royals were outrebounded 27-20 and outscored 15-0 on second-chance points in a 69-58 loss to the Campbell County Camels on Friday night in the semifinals of the Mason County Invitational Tournament.

Campbell County had 10 offensive rebounds to just three for Mason County.

There were five ties and three lead changes before Campbell County (8-1) moved out to a 50-40 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter.

Mason County (7-4) pulled to within three points at 58-55 with 4:40 remaining in the game, but the Camels answered with nine straight points to begin an 11-1 run that pushed the lead to 69-56 with only 54 seconds to play.

Blake Reed scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Royals. 

Jake Feldhaus followed with 12 points and Cayden Reed had 11 points and six assists. 

Mason County will play Walton-Verona in the third place game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Campbell County will face North Oldham in the championship game at 4 p.m. North Oldham beat Walton-Verona 70-58.

In the other two games on Friday, Augusta edged Scott 65-62 and Pike County Central defeated Tates Creek 73-57.

Scott and Tates Creek will meet in the seventh place game on Saturday at 11 a.m.

The fifth place game at 2:30 p.m. will pit Augusta vs. Pike County Central.

Campbell County    10 27 19 13 — 69

Mason County        15 19 15 09 — 58 

Campbell County — Franzen 8, Sorgenfrei 15, Fancher 1, Jackson 18, Johnson 15. Smith 2, Wienel 10

Mason County — C. Reed 11, B. Reed 20, McClanahan 2, Feldhaus 12, Scilley 4, Horch 4, Hamilton 5    

Feldhaus with the up and under

1:40, 2Q
Mason - 30
Campbell - 32 pic.twitter.com/eUgf1AKOgf

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 30, 2023

B Reed with a finish before halftime.

Halftime
Mason - 34
Campbell - 39 pic.twitter.com/GOW2MU4RIR

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 30, 2023

Horch finishing through contact

6:01, 4Q
Mason - 53
Campbell - 58 pic.twitter.com/2724AIvgiy

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 30, 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

Royals beat Scott for fifth straight win

Blake Reed scored 28 points and pulled down five rebounds and Cayden Reed had 18 points, five rebounds, two assists and six steals as the Mason County Royals ran their winning streak to five games with a 74-55 victory over the Scott Eagles on Friday night in Taylor Mill.

Jake Feldhaus grabbed 15 rebounds and scored nine points. 

Scott entered the game shooting 49 percent from the field, but was held to 36 percent on 18-of-50.

Mason County (5-1) will play Christian Academy of Louisville on Wednesday night in the Legacy Nissan Dribble Drive Challenge at South Laurel.

Mason County 19 12 17 26 — 74

Scott                 07 17 10 21 — 55

Mason County — C. Reed 18, B. Reed 28, Feldhaus 9. Scilley 4, Horch 9, Hamilton 6

Scott — Giffen 5, Coleman 4, Sarakatsannis 19, Griffen 9, Evans 9, Lowe 6, Eten 3

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

B Reed with four 3 point goals. I repeat four 3 point goals in the first quarter! 🔥

1:42, 1Q
Mason - 19
LCA - 4 pic.twitter.com/0xkqsTsQry

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 10, 2023

Myrick with a pull up jumper

1:00, 2Q
Mason - 39
LCA - 24 pic.twitter.com/p6XDkMyiEt

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 10, 2023

C Reed with an up and under

1:54, 3Q
Mason - 57
LCA - 38 pic.twitter.com/u18DQNmbsZ

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 10, 2023

Blake Reed becomes 10th Region's all-time leading scorer and hits game winner for the Royals

A few minutes after becoming the 10th Region's all-time leading scorer, Blake Reed hit a buzzer-beater corner 3-pointer to give the Mason County Royals an 80-77 come-from-behind win over the Green County Dragons in the Mike Murphy Champions Classic at The Fieldhouse on Friday night.

After trailing by 12 points at halftime, Mason County came back to lead 55-51 in the third quarter.

The Royals would need another rally after Green County led 72-65 with 3:51 remaining in the game.

Reed started the rally with an and-1. Jake Feldhaus followed with a putback. Reed tied the game with a layup.

Greenup County scored to lead 74-72.

Reed put Mason County back in front and surpassed Tollesboro's Chris Harrison as the region's all-time leading scorer with a 3-pointer at the 1:50 mark. Cayden Reed's basket gave the Royals a 77-74 lead.

Green County tied the game with a 3-pointer with six seconds to go.

After a timeout, Mason County drove into front court and tried to go inside, but the ball went out of bounds off of Green County.

The Royals took their final timeout before Blake Reed hit the game-winning basket.

There were 11 ties and 11 lead changes in the game.

Mason County scored 33 points off Green County's 18 turnovers.

Blake Reed finished with four 3-pointers and a game-high 28 points.

Cayden Reed had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Landon Scilley scored 16 points on 8-of-11 from the field.

Feldhaus scored four points and grabbed eight rebounds despite playing less than 12 minutes due to foul trouble.

Mason County (3-1) will play Lexington Christian Academy in the final game of the Mike Murphy Champions Classic on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Green County (1-3), coached by former Royal Jordan Gilbert, will play Augusta in Saturday's second game at 2:30.

Mason County 18 13 24 25  — 80

Green County  20 23 11 23  — 77

Mason County  — Hamilton 6, B. Reed 28, Feldhaus 4, C. Reed 21, Horch 2, Scilley 16, Myrick 3

Green County  — McKinney 21, Hodges 5, Marr 16, Willis 10, Bishop 4, Blakeman 21

With this bucket, Blake Reed becomes the All Time Leading Scorer in 10th Region History! Assisted by little brother Cayden Reed. pic.twitter.com/0eL5kz1hp7

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 9, 2023

Buzzer beater!

Mason County 80
Green County 77 pic.twitter.com/XTlbm3JcUn

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

News and notes

Here are a few news and notes following the first week of the high school basketball season:

• Mason County junior guard Cayden Reed scored his 15-hundredth career point in the Royals' season opener Tuesday night.
• Mason County senior guard Blake Reed scored his 35-hundredth career point in the Royals' win over Greenup County on Thursday night. 
• The Royals opened the game vs. Greenup County with good pressure defense and red-hot shooting. Mason County forced eight turnovers in the first quarter and after having their first shot of the game blocked, the Royals made their next 12 shots from the field. Mason County ended up going 13-of-18 (72%) from the field in the first quarter including 3-of-3 on 3-pointers.
• The 1973 Paris Greyhounds state championship football team was recognized during the Class A football state championship game on Friday. The late Homer Goins was the head coach of the 1973 Paris team. Goins was an assistant coach when Maysville revived its football program in 1967.

Royals fall to Rowan County

Cayden Reed and Jake Feldhaus combined for 52 points, but it wasn't enough as the Mason County Royals lost to the Rowan County Vikings 86-77 in the season opener Tuesday night in Morehead.

Mason County led by as many as 10 points in the first quarter, but Rowan County ended the quarter on a 12-4 run.

There were eight ties and 19 lead changes through the first three quarters.

Rowan County took the lead for good with a 3-pointer to end the third quarter, and opened the fourth quarter on an 18-4 run to take its biggest lead at 75-60.

Colby Wilburn made four 3-pointers and scored 33 points for the Vikings and Brayden Mirus added 24 points.

Reed scored 30 points for the Royals on 10-of-14 from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line. Feldhaus had a career-high 22 points and nine rebounds. He shot 9-of-10 from the field (8-of-8 on 2-pointers) and 3-of-4 from the free throw line. Braylon Hamilton added 11 points.

Mason County will head back to the 16th Region on Thursday night to play the Greenup County Musketeers.

Rowan County 21 17 19 29 — 86

Mason County 23 16 17 21 — 77

Rowan County — Watson 7, Maxey 6, Ingles 2, B. Mirus 24, Wilburn 33, Winkelman 6, White 5, G. Mirus 3

Mason County — Hamilton 11, B. Reed 4, McClanahan 4, Feldhaus 22, C. Reed 30, Horch 4, Scilley 2

C Reed going coast to coast

3:30, 3Q
Mason 47
Rowan 46 pic.twitter.com/EYaOOdrExF

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) November 29, 2023

Feldhaus with the put back

2:08, 4Q
Mason 70
Rowan 79 pic.twitter.com/CFYg6LQ5GK

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) November 29, 2023

Terrell Henry leads Royals to a 65-63 win over Bracken County

Terrell Henry scored 27 points including the game-winning jump shot with two seconds to play and the Mason County Royals edged the Bracken County Polar Bears 65-63 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the White, Greer and Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

It's Mason County's 32nd consecutive win over Bracken County.

The Royals scored the first 10 points of the game and led by seven points at halftime. 

Mason County was up 41-34 midway through the third quarter, but a technical foul on the Royals swung the momentum to the Polar Bears.

Blake Reed, who poured in 47 points, including his 3,000th career point, scored eight straight points to give Bracken County its first lead at 42-41. Reed scored the final six points of the third quarter and the Polar Bears were up 50-46.

Mason County opened the fourth quarter with a 10-4 run to regain the lead. 

Bracken County answered with a 7-2 run to lead 61-58 with 2:25 to play.

The Polar Bears were up 63-60 with 1:25 remaining, but KG Walton scooped in a layup as he was falling to the floor with 1:01 to go, and Henry made 1-of-2 free throws to tie the game with 31 seconds left.

With Bracken County playing for the last shot, Henry made a diving steal at mid-court, passed the ball to Walton and the Royals called timeout with seven seconds remaining.

That set up Henry's game winning basket. Then he sealed the win by intercepting a pass as the Polar Bears tried to get the ball into front court.

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

Riley Mastin scored 13 points and had nine rebounds for Mason County. Walton scored 12 points and Philip Bierley added 11 points.

Cayden Reed added 14 points for Bracken County.

Mason County plays Madison Central on Wednesday at 3:30.

Bracken County takes on Holy Cross on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Mason County        16 16 14 19 — 65

Bracken County      10 15 25 13 — 63

Mason County —  Henry 27, Walton 12, Mastin 13, Hamilton 2, Bierley 11

Bracken County — C. Reed 14, B. Reed 47, Norton 2

Mason County and Bracken County will meet in Holiday Tournament at Lexington Catholic

 

39th District rivals Mason County and Bracken County were not scheduled to play each other in the upcoming high school basketball regular season, but they will square off in the opening round of the White-Greer-Maggard Orthodontics Holiday Tournament at Lexington Catholic on December 27 at 8:30 p.m.

"There's a lot of people in the state of Kentucky that wanna see this matchup," Lexington Catholic head coach Brandon Salsman said today on the bracket show on PrepSpin.

"Mason County, they're always the cream of the 10th Region," Lexington Catholic associate head coach Matt Heissenbuttel said on the bracket show. "They have Terrell Henry; they got some good players; they got a good coach, and I know they got some good young kids. Then, you talk about Bracken County, Blake and Caden Reed might be, are two of the better guards in the state. We just thought this would be a very interesting matchup, and a lot of people would like to see it, and you can certainly count me as one of the people that are looking forward to watching it."

Mason County has won 31 straight games against Bracken County. The Royals and Polar Bears did not play each other in the regular season last year. Mason County beat Bracken County 64-54 in the district championship game in February. The Polar Bears ended up being the 10th Region runners-up.

The White-Greer-Maggard Orthodontics Holiday Tournament has a loaded field. North Laurel, led by University of Kentucky signee Reed Shepherd, plays Campbell County. 

Madison Central and Warren Central, last season's runner-up, are matched up in the opening round and are in the same four-team pod as Mason County and Bracken County.

The other opening round games include West Jessamine vs. North Oldham, Bowling Green vs. Fern Creek, Lexington Catholic vs. Christian Academy, Lyon County vs. Holy Cross, and Woodford County vs. Ballard.

The tournament will be streamed by PrepSpin. 

You can watch a replay of the draw show in the tweet below.

The 2022 White Greer Maggard Holiday Tournament Bracket Show | Lexington Catholic https://t.co/aZQ6bykiPZ

— PrepSpin (@PrepSpin) November 17, 2022

Henry's double-double leads Mason County to a 64-54 win over Bracken County for the district title

Terrell Henry scored 22 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead the Mason County Royals to a 64-54 win over the Bracken County Polars in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

It's the Royals sixth straight district title and their 31st consecutive victory over the Polar Bears.

Henry scored 13 of his 22 points in the second quarter as the Royals outscored the Polar Bears 19-11.

Nate Mitchell scored 14 points and KG Walton added 13 points. 

Bracken County (22-9) was led in scoring by Blake Reed with 23 points. Cayden Reed tossed in 13 points.

Mason County (23-5) has won five straight games and eight of its last nine.

The 10th Region Tournament begins Wednesday night at Holmes High School in Covington. 

Mason County        11 19 11 23 -- 64

Bracken County      15 11 11 17 -- 54

Mason County -- Mitchell 14, Henry 22, Walton 13, Butler 4, Hamilton 7, Bierley 4

Bracken County -- Commodore 5, C. Reed 13, Jefferson 4, 

B. Reed 23, Norton 2, Gilvin 4, Reynolds 3