Royals shutout by Harrison County 19-0

The Mason County Royals were shutout 19-0 by the Harrison County Thorobreds Friday night and fell to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in district play.

After the start of the game was delayed an hour and 52  minutes by lightning, the two teams played a scoreless first half.

Harrison County scored on the opening drive of the third quarter and scored two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter.

The Thorobreds rushed for 240 yards including 178 in the second half.

The Royals only had 50 yards of total offense and had minus-one yard in the second half.

Harrison County fullback Devin Lewis rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns.

"Played a very, very tough team, a very, very tough fought game for us, " Mason County Jonathan Thomas said. "I'm not real sure we could have done this two, maybe even three weeks ago. I think this team has come a long way. I'm very proud of their effort. We tackled that big kid all night long."

Thomas said the Royals played their hearts out.

"We started two freshmen this week on the o-line; we were minus 10 guys this week," Thomas said. "So, out of gas at the end; again, just proud of their effort, proud of the guys, proud of the way they fought."

Mason County hosts the Holmes Bulldogs next week.

HC 3rd Q 7:36 Devin Lewis 6 yard run (run failed) HC 6, MC 0

HC  4th Q 4:00 Chase Blanton 3 yard run (pass failed) HC 12, MC 0

HC 4th 2:00 Devin Lewis 7 yard run (Duncan Wiley kick) HC 19, MC 0

Royals host Harrison County tonight in the US Bank Football Classic

The Mason County Royals host the Harrison County Thorobreds tonight at 7:30 in the US Bank Football Classic.

Harrison County, winless last season, is 4-3 overall and 1-1 in district play.

Ray Graham is in the first season of his second tenure as head coach at Harrison County. He was the Thorobreds' coach for 25 seasons before retiring in 2008.

Mason County is 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the district.

Harrison County edged Scott 19-18 at home last week.

Mason County lost to Scott 50-0 two weeks ago at Scott.

The two teams have one other common opponent- Fleming County. Harrison County rushed for 480 yards and routed the Panthers 47-6 in the season opener. A week later, Mason County lost to Fleming County 35-14.

Harrison County is averaging 260.4 rushing yards per game. Fullback Devin Lewis has rushed for 713 yards and five touchdowns. Running back Chase Blanton has rushed for 532 yards and 10 touchdowns.

The Thorobreds have attempted just 34 passes this season.

Mason County rushed for 320 yards in last week's 50-43 loss to Bourbon County.

Seth Chambers rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns last week and has rushed for 760 yards this season.

Harrison County leads the series 12-7.

Last year, Mason County rallied from a 19-point fourth quarter deficit and beat the Thorobreds 54-48 in double overtime in Cynthiana.