Royals rout Greenup County 56-21

Teegin Routt passed for 238 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for two touchdowns and Joey Staggs ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns as the Mason County Royals routed the Greenup County Musketeers 56-21 in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs on Friday night at Mason County.

The Royals defense forced four turnovers.

Mason County outscored Greenup County 42-7 in the second half.

Routt threw touchdown passes to Jamarion Bluford, Ashayne Jones and Garryon McClain.

Jones also had an interception and a fumble recovery.

Micah Payne and Cole Horch each had an interception.

Hayden Horn's touchdown run and Staggs' conversion run started the running clock with 5:28 left in the game.

Greenup County quarterback Tyson Sammons rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 188 yards as the Musketeers ended the season with an 8-3 record.

Mason County (8-3) will travel to Ashland next week to play the Ashland Tomcats who were 47-7 winners over Harrison County on Friday night.

GC 1st Q Tyson Sammons 4 yard run ((Tyson Sammons run) GC 8, MC 0

MC 1st Q 1:03 Teegin Routt 8 yard run (Micah Payne kick) GC 8, MC 7

MC 1st Q 00:07 Jamarion Bluford 50 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick)  MC 14, GC 8

GC 2nd Q 00:16 Tyson Sammons 3 yard run (run failed) MC 14, GC 14

MC 3rd Q 9:23 Ashayne Jones 39 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 21, GC 14

MC 3rd Q 8:38 Joey Staggs 10 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 28, GC 14

MC 3rd Q 7:00 Joey Staggs 14 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 35, GC 14

GC 3rd Q 4:44 Austin Walker 8 yard run (Carter Nunley kick) MC 35, GC 21

MC 3rd Q 00:11 Teegin Routt 4 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 42, GC 21

MC 4th Q 11:07 Garryon McClain 34 yard pass (kick failed) MC 48, GC 21

MC 4th Q 5:28 Hayden Horn 20 yard run (Joey Staggs run) MC 56, GC 21

Royals run winning streak to four games with a 35-6 road win over Grant County

Joey Staggs rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns and Teegin Routt passed for 173 yards and two touchdowns as the Mason County Royals ran their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 35-6 victory over the Grant County Braves on Thursday night in Dry Ridge.

On the third play of the game, Staggs ran 63 yards for a touchdown. Just over four minutes later, Staggs ran 10 yards for a touchdown.

Routt threw two touchdown passes to Jamarion Bluford in the second quarter.

Hayden Horn had a one-yard touchdown run and a conversion run with 3:04 left in the third quarter and the rest of the game was played with a running clock.

Mason County is 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the district. The Royals will close out district play next week vs. Covington Catholic in Park Hills.

MC 1st Q 10:52 Joey Staggs 63 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 7, GC 0

MC 1st Q 6:23  Joey Staggs 10 yard run (kick blocked) MC 13, GC 0

MC 2nd Q 8:46 Jamarion Bluford 14 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Joey Staggs run) MC 21, GC 0

MC 2nd Q 7:37 Jamarion Bluford 35 yard pass from Teegin Routt (kick failed) MC 27, GC 0

MC 3rd Q 3:04 Hayden Horn 1 yard run (Hayden Horn run) MC 35, GC 0

GC 4th Q 8:02 Josh Bantique 10 yard pass from Robert Pollitt (run failed) MC 35, GC 6

(Game statistics courtesy of Travis Scaggs and Drew Spangler of WFTM radio)

Royals shutout Harrison County 35-0

Teegin Routt passed for 117 yards and two touchdowns and Joey Staggs rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns as the Mason County Royals ran their winning streak to three games and their district record to 2-0 with a 35-0 victory over the Harrison County Thorobreds on Friday night at Mason County.

After a scoreless first quarter, Mason County scored 21 points in the second quarter and 14 points in the third quarter.'

The final 13:07 was played with a running clock.

Hayden Horn scored the first touchdown on a four-yard run.

Cole Horch had two touchdown receptions.

Mason County (6-1) will play the Grant County Braves in Dry Ridge on Thursday night.

MC 2nd Q 11:30 Hayden Horn 4 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 7, HC 0

MC 2nd Q 5:42 Cole Horch 31 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 14, HC 0

Mc 2nd Q 2:08 Joey Staggs 8 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 21, HC 0

MC 3rd Q 4:30 Joey Staggs 1 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 28, HC 0

MC 3rd Q 1:07 Cole Horch 12 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 35, HC 0

Royals open district play with a 60-0 win over Holmes on Homecoming

Teegin Routt passed for 162 yards and four touchdowns as the Mason County Royals opened district play and celebrated Homecoming with a 60-0 victory over the Holmes Bulldogs on Friday night.

The Royals led 34-0 in the first quarter and 48-0 at the half.

Routt threw two touchdown passes to Garryon McClain and one to Jamarion Bluford in the first quarter and another to Cole Horch in the second quarter.

Routt had 128 passing yards in the opening quarter.

Joey Staggs, Braylon Likins and Marquis Bluford each rushed for a touchdown.

Hayden Horn stripped the ball from a Holmes ball carrier and raced 30 yards for a touchdown.

Sophomore quarterback Camden Gregory threw a touchdown pass to Dalton Campbell.

Mason County (5-1) will host the Harrison County Thorobreds next week.

MC 1st Q 9:56 Joey Staggs 13 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 7, H 0

MC 1st Q 6:08 Garryon McClain 18 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 14, H 0

MC 1st Q 2:40 Garryon McClain 11 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 21, H 0

MC 1st Q 2:14 Jamarion Bluford 26 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 28, H 0

MC 1st  1:13 Hayden Horn 30 yard fumble return (kick failed) MC 34, H 0

MC 2nd Q 8:45 Cole Horch 34 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 41, H 0

MC 2nd Q 00:36 Dalton Campbell 19 yard pass from Camden Gregory (Micah Payne kick) MC 48, H O

MC 3rd Q Braylon Likins 1 yard run (run failed) MC 54, H 0

MC 4th Q 3:48 Marquis Bluford 46 yard run (run failed) MC 60, H 0

After a dominating first half, the guys finished strong with a 60-0 victory.

Royals move to 5-1 on the year. pic.twitter.com/KOXmsI5dSD

— Mason Co. Athletics (@RoyalsAth1etics) October 5, 2024

Royals beat Fleming County for third straight victory

The Mason County Royals outscored the Fleming County Panthers 40-6 in the second half and ran their record to 3-0 with a 54-20 victory on Saturday in Flemingsburg.

Hayden Horn ran four yards for a touchdown on the Royals' first drive of the game and were up 14-2 with 4:34 left in the second quarter after Teegin Routt threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Cole Horch.

Fleming County (0-3) tied the game with back-to-back touchdowns in the final 3:32 of the first half.

Mason County regained control of the game by scoring touchdowns on its first two possessions of the third quarter on a 20-yard pass from Routt to Garryon McClain and a three-yard run by Joey Staggs.

The Royals added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter. K'vaughn Young recovered a fumble in the end zone and Routt threw a 43-yard TD pass to Lennie Avery.

The Panthers stopped Mason County's 26-0 run by scoring a touchdown with 6:09 remaining in the game.

The Royals added to the cushion when Routt hit Horch on a 21-yard touchdown pass and Avery returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown.

Routt completed 15 of 26 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns. Horch had five receptions for 140 yards and two touchdowns.

Mason County will play its third straight road game on Friday at Boyd County.

MC 1st Q 6:31 Hayden Horn 4 yard run (Micah Payne kick) MC 7, FC 0

FC 1st Q 2:06 safety MC 7, FC 2

MC 2nd Q  4:34 Cole Horch 46 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 14, FC 2

FC 2nd Q 3:32 Jordan Harn 12 yard run (kick failed) MC 14, FC 8

FC 2nd Q 00:18 Aiden Johnson 21 yard pass from Owen Lowe (kick failed) MC 14, FC 14

MC 3rd Q  10:33 Garryon McClain 20 yard pass from Teegin Routt (kick failed) MC 20, FC 14

MC 3rd Q  7:45 Joey Staggs 3 yard run (run failed) MC 26, FC 14

MC 4th Q 10:21 K'vaughn Young fumble recovery in the end zone (Micah Payne kick) MC 33, FC 14

MC 4th Q 7:16 Lennie Avery 43 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 40, FC 14

FC 4th Q 6:09 Evan Conley 2 yard run (kick failed) MC 40, FC 20

MC 4th Q 3:51 Cole Horch 21 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Micah Payne kick) MC 47, FC 20

MC 4th Q 2:50 Lennie Avery 45 yard interception return (Micah Payne kick) MC 54, FC 20

(Game statistics courtesy of Travis Scaggs and Drew Spangler of WFTM radio)

Eight Royals scored a touchdown in Mason County's 52-0 victory over Holmes

Eight different players scored a touchdown as the Mason County Royals opened district play with a 52-0 victory over the Holmes Bulldogs in Covington Friday night.

Bryce Moran, CJ Arthur, Trey Walker, Kenton Johson and Keshaun Thomas each rushed for a touchdown in the first half.

Teegin Routt threw a touchdown pass to Cole Horch in the third quarter.

Micah Payne ran for a touchdown at the end of the third quarter and Hayden Horn rushed for the final touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Mason County had 401 yards of total offense (278 rushing and 123 passing).

Holmes only had 97 yards of offense, all rushing.

The final 16:47 was played with a running clock.

With 26 victories, Joe Wynn the second winningest coach at Mason County.

The Royals (4-2) will try to Cynthiana next week to play the Harrison County Thorobreds.

MC 1st Q 11:33 Bryce Moran 34 yard run (run failed)

MC 1st Q 6:41 CJ Arthur 77 yard run (run failed)

MC 2nd Q 7:56 Trey Walker 9 yard run (Keshawn Thomas run)

MC 2nd Q 2:47 Kenton Johnson 3 yard run (run failed)

MC 2nd Q  00:34 Keshaun Thomas 20 yard run (Ryan Skaggs kick)

MC 3rd Q 4:47 Cole Horch 21 yard pass from Teegin Routt (Ryan Skaggs kick)

MC 3rd Q 00:00 Micah Payne 10 yard run (took a knee)

MC 4th Q 5:27 Hayden Horn 21 yard run (took a knee)

(Game statistics courtesy of Travis Scaggs and Drew Spangler of WFTM Radio.)