Lady Royals win, Royals lose vs. Rowan County

The Mason County Lady Royals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 69-62 win over the Rowan County Lady Vikings to give Mason County a split in a boy-girl doubleheader tonight in the Pepsi/Mountain Dew Classic at The Fieldhouse. The Royals fell behind by 11, rallied to within one point late in the game, but lost to the Vikings 49-44. Bailey Menke hit five-three pointers and scored game-high 21 points for the Lady Royals. Katelyn Smith followed with 18 points. McKenzie Butler scored 13 points and Courtney Moran added 12 points. The Lady Royals play at Deming Monday night.

Treg Setty and Tyler Black both had double-doubles for the Royals. Setty had 18 points and 12 rebounds. Black scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. The Royals play at Grant County Saturday afternoon. The junior varsity game is at 1 o'clock, the varsity at 2:30.

Girls

MC (7-15) Moran 12, Moore 4, Menke 21, Smith 19, Butler 13

RC (14-6) Hamilton 18, S. Townsend 6, M.Townsend 4, McClain 11, Lewis 11, Duff 12

MC FG 52.8% 3 PT FG 53.8% FT 72.7% REB 34, TO 15

RC FG 39.3% 3 PT FG 21.4% FT 57.9% REB 29 TO 8

MC 18 14 14 23-69

RC 13 16 12 21-62

Boys

MC (11-8) Gilbert 3, Hamm 3, Black 11, Setty 18, Harris 9

RC (12-5) Townsend 12, Cross 7, Hunter 7, Egan 21, Wing 2

MC FG 34% 3 PT FG 15.4% FT 61.5% REB 36 TO 9

RC FG 40.4% 3 PT FG 45% FT 40% REB 32 TO 12

MC 11 09 06 18-44

RC 16 05 16 12-49

Notes:

• Treg Setty moved past Larry Myrick into 14th place on the Royals' all-time scoring with 1,270 career points;
• The coaches wore basketball shoes to show their support for Coaches vs. Cancer.

Slow start dooms Lady Royals in 65-52 loss to NewCath

The Mason County Lady Royals fell behind 14-0 and lost the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds 65-52 at the Lady Royals Gym. Mason County only had four first half field goals and trailed 37-20 at halftime. The Lady Royals cut the deficit to eight in the fourth quarter, but could get no closer. Mason County has lost five straight games and nine of its last 10. Katelyn Smith led the Lady Royals in scoring with 22 points. Bailey Menke scored 15 and Courtney Moran added 10. Mason County plays Rowan County Friday at The Fieldhouse in the Pepsi/Mountain Dew Classic which is a boy-girl doubleheader.

MC (6-14) Moran 10, Menke 15, Smith 22, Moore 5

NCC (11-3) Thiem 13, Bartels 21, Muench 6, Huber 9, Buchanan 10, Schalk 2, Kohls 4

MC FG 30.4% 3 PT FG 30.3% FT 83.3% REB 30 TO 15

NCC FG 52.9% 3 PT FG 35.7% FT 60% REB 32 TO 12

MC 07 13 18 14-52

NCC 20 17 11 17-65

Lady Royals fall to East Carter 70-56 in championship game

The Mason County Lady Royals lost to the East Carter Lady Raiders 70-56 tonight in the championship game of the Queen of the Bluegrass Tournament at East Carter. Katelyn Smith led Mason County in scoring with 20 points. Bailey Menke followed with 12 points and Courtney Moran added 11 points. Smith, Menke and Alicia Moore were named to the all-tournament team,

The Lady Royals will be back in action Monday night at Clark County.

MC (5-7) Smith 20, Menke 11, Moran 11, Henry 3, Moore 2, Morton 2, Weddle 2, Bierly 2, Simms 2

EC (6-1) Burge 17, Parsons 13, Sargent 12, Wilson 11, Cline 5, Gee 3, K. Stumbo 2, J. Stumbo 2,

Pennington 2, Damron 2, Greenhill 1

MC 11 13 09 23-56

EC 17 16 15 22-70

Lady Royals lose to Boyd Co. 54-43

The Mason County Lady Royals are 3-3 after losing to the Boyd County Lady Lions 54-43 Tuesday night at Boyd County. The Lady Lions used a 15-0 in the first half to pull away. Mason County has lost three straight games. Katelyn Smith led the Lady Royals in scoring with 15 points. Courtney Moran added 14 points. Mason County will play in the St. Andrew's School Holiday Classic in Boca Raton, Florida. The Lady Royals' first game in the tournament is Saturday at 5:3o p.m. vs. North Broward Prep.

MC (3-3) Moran 14, Menke 2, Butler 4, Moore 7, Morton 3, Smith 15

BC (4-1) Chaney 2, Moore 10, Brown 5, Plybon 10, Luttrell 2, Fraley 8, Wheeler 10, Stewart 5, Rose 2

MC FG 27.7% 3 PT FG 13.3% FT 50.0% REB 50 TO 19

BC FG 37.3% 3 PT FG 23.5% FT 50.0% REB 36 TO 1

MC 08 09 14 14-43

BC 09 18 08 19-54

Lady Royals rally comes up short in a 53-49 loss to Campbell County

After trailing by 12 points in the fourth quarter, the Mason County Lady Royals put together a furious rally with a 9-0 run, but came up short in a 53-49 loss to the Campbell County Lady Camels tonight at Mason County. The Lady Royals were playing without their leading scorer, Katelyn Smith, who is sick. Courtney Moran scored a career-high 16 points. Bailey Menke tossed in 12 points and McKenzie Butler added 10 points on 10-of-10 from the free throw line. Mason County returns to action Saturday afternoon at Fleming County.

MC (3-1) Butler 10, Moran 16, Menke 12, Moore 6, Morton 3, Weddle 2

CC (3-0) Griffin 8, Rauch 4, Robinson 19, Siegmundt 3, Miller 9, Berkley 6, Spicer 2, Martin 2

MC FG 25.6% 3 PT FG 8.3% FT 75.7% REB 39 TO 22

CC FG 38.9% 3 PT FG 20.0% FT 43.5% REB 38 TO 20

MC 08 11 14 16-49

CC 16 10 18 09-53

Katelyn Smith scores a career-high 25 points to lead the Lady Royals to season-opening win

Katelyn Smith scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 71-59 season-opening victory over the Bracken County Lady Bears tonight. Bailey Menke and Courtney Moran scored 11 points apiece. Justin Justice Morton had a career-high nine-points and 10 rebounds. The Lady Royals host Calvary Christian Thursday night.

MC (1-0) Moran 11, Menke 11, Smith 25, Moore 8, Morton 9, Butler 4, Bierley 1, Henry 2
BC (0-1) Conley 18, Cummins 5, Wills 8, Sticklen 17, Ahrens 4, Jefferson 6, Bell 1

MC FG 45.3% 3 PT FG 25.0% FT 80.8% REB 44 TO 14
BC FG 34.3% 3 PT FG 26.3% FT 35.3% REB 41 TO 14

MC 14 20 19 18-71
BC 17 09 15 18-59

Lady Royals beat Bourbon County 62-46 for third straight win

The Mason County Lady Royals ran their winning streak to three games with a 62-46 win over the Bourbon County Lady Colonels tonight in Paris. Keller Menke had a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Courtney Moran scored a career-high 12 points. Moran also had five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Mason County hosts Rowan County Wednesday night.

MC (15-8) K.Menke 28, Moran 12, Smith 9, Queen 7, Likins 2, B.Menke 2, Bierely 2
BC (9-17) Hilander 13, E.Stamper 11, Sexton 9, J.Stamper 6, Craft 4, Sparks 3

MC FG 40.0% 3 PT FG 37.5% FT 55.2% REB 41 TO 19
BC FG 32.0% 3 PT FG 18.2% FT 57.1% REB 38 TO 20

MC 19 11 16 16- 62
BC 11 09 14 12- 46