Saints snap an 8-game losing streak with a an 82-69 win over Augusta

The St. Patrick Saints have the Augusta Panthers' number. The Saints picked up their first win of the season with a double overtime victory over the Panthers in December. Tonight, St. Patrick snapped an 8-game losing streak with an 82-69 over Augusta on the Panthers' home court. Five Saints scored in double figures with Tyler Slack leading the way with 20 points. Daniel Yeary followed with 17 points. Cory Jodrey scored 16 points. Ryan Gallenstein added 15 points after missing five games with a knee injury. Ryan Swolsky tossed in 12 points. The Saints play at Eastern Brown Saturday night.

SP (4-11) Slack 20, Yeary 17, Jodrey 16, Gallnestein 15, Swolsky 12, McKay 2

A (8-10) Fraysure 21, Appelman 16, Kelsch 11, Gibbs 9, Thorpe 7, Krebs 3, Moore 2

SP 16 18 22 26-82

A 15 13 16 25- 69

Saints suffer home loss to Pendleton County 65-49

the St. Patrick Saints lost to the Pendleton County 65-49 at home tonight. The Wildcats broke open a close game by outscoring the Saints 30-16 in the third quarter. Daniel Yeary led St. Patrick in scoring with 15 points. Cory Jodrey added 12 points. The Saints play Paris in the All "A" 10th Region tournament Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Northern Kentucky University's Regents Hall.

SP (3-10) Yeary 15, Jodrey 12, Ralston 8, Slack 6 C. Gallenstein 5, Swolsky 3

PC (6-12) Monroe 24, Bonar 11, Rering 9, Moore 6, Woods 4, Walsh 4 Valentine 3, Crozier 2,

Gibson 2

SP 07 13 16 13-49
PC 10 12 30 23-65

Saints fall to Calvary Christian 55-45

The St. Patrick Saints lost to Calvary Christian 55-45 Friday night. The Saints led 21-17 at haftime, but the Cougars outscored the Saints 18-2 in the third quarter. Daniel Yeary led St. Patrick in scoring with 19 points. Tayler Slack scored 11 points and Cory Jodrey added 10. The Saints play at Eastern Brown Tuesday night.

SP (3-7) Yeary 19, Slack 11, Jodrey 10, Ralston 5

CC (3-6) Glass 18, Looy 16, Moran 13, Reuscher 5, Bray 3

SP 09 12 02 22-45

CC 10 07 18-20-55

News and notes

It's time to catch up on some of news and notes:

• Three Mason County cross country athletes have received all-state recognition. Julia Woods, Valerie Rice and Nick Robinson were named all-state honorable mention in Class 2A by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association. Woods is Mason County's Female Runner of the Year. Robinson is Mason County's Male Runner of the Year. The awards were presented at the team banquet Tuesday night;
• The Wendy's High School Heisman Award School Winners have been announced. Daniel Yeary is the winner at St. Patrick, and Faith Weddle is the winner at Mason County. The Wendy's High School Heisman Program recognizes high school seniors for excellence in academics, athletics and community/school leadership;
• Shawnee State University freshman guard Justin Lang scored four points and had four rebounds and two steals as the Bears' won their home opener 100-64 over UC-Clermont Tuesday night; 
• Former Mason County Royal Chris Stapleton is coaching basketball at Pendleton County Middle School. His team picked up its first tournament championship last weekend in the 3rd Annual Erv Whitford Memorial Tournament at Silver Grove. Stapleton guided his team to wins over Ludlow, Newport Central Catholic and R.A. Jones of Boone County;

Stephen Mason's 26 points led Saints past Augusta 81-49

Stephen Mason scored 26 points to lead the St. Patrick Saints to an 81-49 win over the Augusta Panthers tonight. The win avenges a five-point loss to Augusta last month. Mason moved past Mark Schumacher into 10th place on the Saints' all-time scoring list. Mason has 1,306 career points. Lee Gallenstein scored 16 points and Daniel Yeary added 12 points. St. Patrick plays at Bracken County Tuesday night.

SP (5-10) Mason 26, L. Gallenstein 16, R. Gallenstein 6, Yeary 12, Newman 6, Swolsky 4, Gruen 3, Burton 3, Jodrey 2, Slack 3
A (4-14) Fraysure 12, J. Kelsch 11, Appelman 9, Gibbs 8, Kiskaden 2, T. Kelsch 2, Krebs 2, Thorpe 2, Moore 1

Saints beat Calvary Christian 69-56

The St. Patrick Saints defeated the Calvary Christian Cougars 69-56 tonight. Stephen Mason scored 20 points. Lee Gallenstein scored 14. Ryan Gallenstein tossed in 14 and Daniel Yeary added 10 points.It's the Saints second straight win and their third in four games. The Saints (5-8) are off until Jan. 20 when they play in the quarterfinals of the 10th Region All "A" Classic. St. Patrick will face the winner of the play-in game between Bracken County and Deming.

Saints lead by 20, but lose to Augusta 79-74

The St. Patrick Saints had a 20 point lead in the second half but lost 79-74 to the Augusta Panthers in Augusta last night. Augusta junior Colton Fraysure scored 21 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter. Ryan Gallenstein was St. Patrick's leading scorer with 16 points. Stephen Mason and Lee Gallenstein scored 15 points apeice and Daniel Yeary added 13 points. The Saints host Silver Grove Friday night.

SP (1-4) Yeary 13, Thomas 2, R. Gallenstein 16, Mason 15, L. Gallenstein 15, Burton 3, Jodrey 6,
Newman 4
A (1-4) Kiskaden 4, Fraysure 31, Thorpe 14, Moore 12, J. Kelsch 12, Appelman 4, Hamilton 2,
Gibbs 5, Linville 2, T. Kelsch 3

Saints lose to Pendleton Co. 90-75

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Pendleton County Wildcats 90-75 Saturday in the Fourth Annual Coach Jim Connor Tournament at Thomas More College. The Saints led 9-2 early in the game. Pendleton County led by as many as 20 in the third quarter. St. Patrick cut the deficit to seven, but could get no closer. Stephen Mason led St. Patrick in scoring with 24 points. Ryan Gallenstein scored 17 points and Daniel Yeary added 10 points. St. Patrick plays Deming in Mt. Olivet Wednesday night.

SP (0-3) Mason 24, R.Gallenstein 17, Yeary 10, L.Gallenstein 6, Jodrey 5, Slack 5, Thomas 4, Newman 2, Burton 2
PC (2-1) Cooper 24, Greene 23, Farrell 13, Monroe 9, Valentine 8, Walsh 4, Crozier 3, Jones 2, Rering 1

(Edited to correct score.)