Campbell County beats Newport 43-40 in the opening round of the state tournament

Broc Sorgenfrei scored 12 points and Garyn Jackson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead Campbell County to a 43-40 win over Newport on Thursday night in the opening round of the UK Heathcare Boys Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena.

Connor Weinel added nine points and 10 rebounds for the Camels who ran their winning streak to 13 games.

The loss snapped Newport's 24-game winning streak. The Wildcats ended the season with a 32-4 record.

Campbell County (27-6) will play Harlan County in the quarterfinals on Friday at 6 p.m.

Campbell County edges Harrison County on a buzzer-beater 3-pointer in OT for region title

Garyn Jackson made a buzzer-beater 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Campbell County Camels a 64-63 win over the Harrison County Thorobreds in overtime on Tuesday night in the championship game of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

Campbell County led 32-17 in the second quarter and was up 36-27 at halftime. 

The Camels led 52-42 early in the fourth quarter. Harrison County reeled off 11 straight points to lead 53-52, but Campbell County answered with a 5-0 run.

The Camels missed four straight free throws in the final minute of regulation. The Thorobreds tied the score at 57-all on a Kaydon Custard basket with two seconds left.

Custard scored all six of Harrison County's points in the extra period.

Jackson had only scored two points before sinking the game-winning basket. Jackson got the ball back after inbounding it in frontcourt coming out of a timeout with 6.3 seconds on the clock.  

Connor Weinel led Campbell County (26-6) with a 26-point, 11-rebound double-double. Broc Sorgenfrei added 13 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.

Harrison County (17-15) was led by Elijah Harris with 22 points. Custard finished with 13 points and Justin Cracraft contributed 10 points.

Campbell County will play cross-county foe Newport in the opening round of the UK Healthcare Boys' Sweet 16 on March 21 at 8:30 p.m. at Rupp Arena. Newport beat Cooper 46-39 in the championship game of the 9th Region Tournament.

Campbell County        13 23 14 07 07 — 64

Harrison County          09 18 15 15 06 — 63

Campbell County — Franzen 7, Sorgenfrei 13, Jackson 5, Johnson 9, Smith 4, Weinel 26

Harrison County — Custard 13, Smiley 7, Harris 22, Wilson 6, Grubb 5

BUZZER BEATER!!!!

Campbell County Wins pic.twitter.com/sXr1DG64Au

— Mason Co. Athletics (@RoyalsAth1etics) March 13, 2024

Congratulations to everyone on earning 10th Region All Tournament Team! pic.twitter.com/StVTsNOM3O

— Mason Co. Athletics (@RoyalsAth1etics) March 13, 2024

Harrison County and Campbell County win semifinal games in 10th Region Tournament

Kaydon Custard poured in 34 points to lead the Harrison County Thorobreds to a 65-51 win over the Mason County Royals and Broc Sorgenfrei scored 24 points to lead the Campbell County Camels to a 75-62 victory over the George Rogers Clark Cardinals in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

Custard was 12-of-21 from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line and finished with nine rebounds. Elijah Harris added 17 points for the Thorobreds (17-14) who advanced to the finals for the first time since 1999.

Jake Feldhaus had a double-double for Mason County (21-12) with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Landon Scilley had 11 points and five rebounds. Braeden Myrick tossed in 10 points.

Harrison County outrebounded Mason County 37-21 and had a 14-4 advantage on second-chance points.

Campbell County (25-6) led 44-27 at halftime on their way to snapping GRC's 65-game winning streak vs. 10th Region opponents. The Cardinals were the four-time defending champions.

Garyn Jackson scored 23 points and Connor Weinel had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Camels who ran their winning streak to 11 games.

Rashaun Hampton and JP Gaines scored 20 points each for GRC. Gaines also grabbed nine rebounds. Gay added 12 points.

Feldhaus, Scilley, Hampton and Gaines were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Harrison County     15 17 15 18 — 65

Mason County        14 17 11 09 — 51

Harrison County — Custard 34, Lewis 2, Harris 17, Grubb 7, Cracraft 5

Mason County — Routt 4, Myrick 10, McClanahan 5, Feldhaus 18, Scilley 11, Horch 1, Hamilton 2

Campbell County          25 19 11 20 — 75              

George Rogers Clark    14 13 18 17 — 62         

Campbell County — Sorgenfrei 24, Fancher 9, Jackson 23, Johnson 2, Smith 6, Weinel 11

George Rogers Clark — Hampton 20, Gay 12, Gaines 20, Morrison 7, Campbell 3

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

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