Saints lose to Nicholas County in high scoring game to end the regular season

Sam Hamilton poured in 41 points to lead the Nicholas County Bluejackets to a 102-89 victory over the St. Patrick Saints tonight in Carlisle.

Nicholas County led 37-36 at halftime. The Bluejackets outscored the Saints 32-13 in the third quarter. St. Patrick outscored Nicholas County 40-33 in the fourth quarter.

Ben Swolsky led the Saints in scoring with 23 points.

Isaiah Garrison scored 21 points and Brevin Jones added 18 points.

St. Patrick will play the Bracken County Polar Bears in the 39th District Tournament Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

NC (10-16) Davenport 15, Fryman 7, Hamilton 41, Wells 3, Switzer 21, Planck 15.

SP (11-19) Garrison 21, Bauer 8, McKay 6, Black 7, B. Swolsky 23, J. Swolsky 6, Jones 18

NC 14 23 32 33- 102 

SP  19 17 13 40-  89

Saints go 2-0, Lady Saints 1-1 on eastern Kentucky trip

The St. Patrick Saints went 2-0 and the St. Patrick Lady Saints went 1-1 on an overnight trip to eastern Kentucky.

Six Saints scored in double figures in a 97-40 rout of the Riverside Christian Rams Friday night at Lost Creek.

St. Patrick led 30-6 at the end of the first quarter and 61-17 at halftime.

Patrick McKay and Chandler Black scored 15 points apiece. 

Riley Mastin followed with 14 points, Isaiah Garrison and Jake Swolsky each tossed in 11 points and Paul Muelhbauer added 10 points.

The Saints defeated the Jackson City Tigers 74-70 Saturday afternoon despite a 29-point performance by Jackson City freshman Dawson Duff.

The game was tied at 17-17 at the end the first quarter. St. Patrick outscored Jackson City 22-13 in the second quarter.

Jake Swolsky led the Saints in scoring with 17 points. 

Brevin Jones scored 16 points, Garrison followed with 13 points and Ben Swolsky added 10 points.

The Saints host the Dayton Greendevils Tuesday night at 7:30.

The Lady Saints defeated Riverside Christian 31-25 Friday night and lost to Jackson City 58-36 Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Saints host the Rosehill Lady Royals Monday night at 6:30.

Boys

SP (8-13) Garrison 11, J. Swolsky 11, Mastin 14, Blust 2, Muelhbauer 10, Jones 8, Bauer 5, 

B. Swolsky 6, McKay 15, Black 15

RC (2-15) Fugate 6, Petty 5, Manns/Turner 17, Voth 12

SP  30 31 17 19- 97

RC 06 11 16 07- 40

SP (9-13) Garrison 13, J. Swolsky 19, Muelhbauer 2, Jones 16, Bauer 6, B. Swolsky 10, McKay 6, Black 2

JC (5-17) Terry 17, Mullins 3, Duff 29, Sizemore 11, Henson 4, Turner 6

Augusta sweeps doubleheader vs. St. Patrick

Augusta swept a girls and boys doubleheader against St. Patrick Tuesday night at Augusta.

The Lady Panthers beat the Lady Saints 67-38 and the Panthers edged the Saints 81-77.

Three Saints scored in double figures. Isaiah Garrison had a game-high 28 points, Ben Swolsky followed with a season-high 17 points and Brevin Jones made three three-pointers and added 15 points.

The Lady Saints and Saints play a girls and boys doubleheader against Riverside Christian Friday night in Lost Creek.

Boys

A (8-10) Eichenberger 21, Mains 9, White 7. Appelman 6, Cordle 11, Philpot 24, Ripato 3

SP (7-13) Garrison 28, McKay 6, Black 8, B. Swolsky 17, J. Swolsky 3, Jones 15

A    17 19 16 29- 81

SP  06 28 08 35- 77

Jones scores 21 points to lead Saints past Fleming County

Brevin Jones hit four three-pointers and scored 21 points to lead the St. Patrick Saints to a 69-56 victory over the Fleming County Panthers Friday night at The Shamrock. 

St. Patrick outscored Fleming County 37-24 in the second half.

Two other Saints joined Jones in double figure scoring- Isaiah Garrison with 13 points and Ben Swolsky with 12 points.

Josh Crump poured in 30 points for the Panthers including 24 in the first half.

St. Patrick is back in action Tuesday night against the Augusta Panthers in Augusta.

SP (7-12) Garrison 13, Bauer 4, McKay 3, Black 7, B. Swolsky 12, J. Swolsky 9, Jones 21

FC (3-14) Flannery 5, Campbell 5, Crump 30, McKibben 1, Christensen 5, McKee 4, Johnson 3, Hughes 1, Taylor 2

SP 17 15 16 21- 69

FC 12 20 08 16- 56

Saints lose to NewCath

St. Patrick hung with Newport Central Catholic for a quarter, but the Thoroughbreds outscored the Saints 30-9 in the second quarter on their way to a 93-50 victory tonight in Newport.

Isaiah Garrison, playing in his first game after transferring from Mason County, led St. Patrick in scoring with 14 points.

Ben Swolsky, who had knee surgery last summer, saw his first action after missing the Saints' first 17 games. He scored 12 points.

Jake Swolsky added 10 points.

St. Patrick was without Brevin Jones who was serving the final game of a two-game suspension for picking up two technical fouls in the Saints' loss to Augusta in the 10th Region All "A" Classic.

The Saints host the Fleming County Panthers Friday night.

NCC (9-8) Posey 7, Gearding 11, Kremer 9, Ziegler 7, Iles 9, McDaniel 17, Jefferson 6, Glaser 9, Mueller 2, Mullikin 16

SP (6-12) Garrison 14, Bauer 7, Black 2, Muehlnauer 2, B. Swolsky 12, Williams 3, J. Swolsky 10

NCC    19 30 23 21- 93

SP        16 09 21 04- 50

 

Shorthanded Royals lose to Ashland 55-53

The Mason County Royals, playing without three regular starters, lost to the Ashland Tomcats 55-53 Friday night in Ashland.

Freshman guard Sam Kumler and junior center Dalton Perkins are injured, and junior guard Isaiah Garrison, the Royals' second-leading scorer, is no longer on the team.

"He was very adamant he longer wanted to be with us, and we granted that request," Mason County coach Buddy Biggs said about Garrison on the WFTM radio pregame show Friday night.

Mason County had an eight-point lead in the second quarter, but Ashland rallied for a 25-24 lead at the half.

The Tomcats outscored the Royals 17-8 in the third quarter for a 42-32 lead.

Mason County closed to within two points at 50-48 with 1:10 to play,  but could get no closer.

Christian Villars sealed the win by hitting one of two free throws to give Ashland a 55-51 lead with seven seconds left.

Leevi Dunaway had a putback just ahead of the buzzer,

Dunaway scored a game-high 29 points including 13 in the fourth quarter. 

Mason County was 19 of 55 from the field (34.5%) and 4 of 21 on three-point shots (19%).

The Royals host Lexington Catholic tonight. It's a tripleheader with the freshman game at 4:30, junior varsity at 6 and the varsity at 7:30.

Mason County's 1967 state championship golf team will be recognized at halftime of the varsity game,

A (4-12) Villers 18, Headerlin 8, Copley 9, Robinson 7, Fox 6, Hester 2, Adkins 2, Hudson 9

MC (10-8) Dunaway 29, Lofton 4, Boyd 9, Steward 2, Jackson 3, Fox 6

A     09 16 17 13-55

MC 12 12 08  21-53

Royals build a big lead and hold on for a 75-67 win over Fleming County

The Mason County Royals snapped a three-game losing with a 75-67 victory over the Fleming County Panthers tonight at Fleming County.

The Royals led 34-17 in the third quarter, but the Panthers closed to within three at 49-46 in the third quarter.

Mason County ended the third quarter on 7-2 run and opened the fourth quarter on a 17-7 run to lead 73-55 with 2:08 left in the game.

It's Mason County's 18th straight win over Fleming County. 

Isaiah Garrison led Mason County in scoring with a game-high 20 points.

Leevi Dunaway and Jaylen Lofton both scored 15 points and Jayden Steward added 10 points. 

Mason County plays at Ashland.

MC (10-7) Dunaway 15, Garrison 20, Lofton 15, Boyd 4, Steward 10, Kumler 9, Fox 2

FC (4-11) Glasscok 11, Crump 12, Hamm 16, Parker 2, L. Saunders 3, C. Saunders 11, Alexander 12

MC 25 16 15 19- 75

FC  15 18 15 19- 67 

Royals' losing skid reaches three games with a 78-66 loss to Holmes

A close game changed quickly in the fourth quarter and the Holmes Bulldogs beat the Mason County Royals 78-66 this afternoon at the Fieldhouse.

It's Mason County's third straight loss.

There were nine ties and six lead changes in a fast paced first half.

Mason County had a five-point lead in the third quarter, but Holmes rallied to lead 53-49 at the end of the third quarter.

The Bulldogs opened the fourth quarter on a 15-5 run and led by as many as 15 points in the closing minutes.

Mike Englemon scored a game-high 28 points for Holmes.

Trey Gaither, who ended up with 15 points,  hit a three-pointer late in the four quarter and made two treys in the opening minute of the fourth quarter

Mason County was led in scoring by Isaiah Garrison with 20 points.

Leevi Dunaway followed with 15 points.

Royals junior center Dalton Perkins missed his second straight game with a sprained ankle.

Mason County coach Buddy Biggs says it will be late January or early February before Perkins returns to action.

Senior Ty Fox, who suffered an injury in the football season, played for the first time this season and scored four points 

The Royals play at Fleming County Monday night.

H (8-7) Gaither 15, Commodore 4, Englemon 28, Green 10, Miller 14, Saxon 2, Sterling 3, Pouncy 2

NC (9-7) Dunaway 15, Garrison 20, Lofton 7, Boyd 6, Steward 4, Jackson 2, Kumler 8, Fox 4

H    16 16 21 25- 78

MC 13 22 14 17- 66 

Campbell Co. beats Mason Co. 91-70

The Campbell County Camels showed why they are the top-rated team in the 10th Region and ranked as high as 7th in the state with a 91-70 victory over the Mason County Royals tonight at Campbell County.

The Camels shot 57.4% from the field including 68% (17 of 25) in the second half, and Gerren Bertsch and Cole Hegyi combined for 50 points.

Campbell County jumped out to an 18-4 lead. Mason County rallied to within four at 25-21 with 5:05 left the second quarter, but the Camels ended the half on a 21-9 run.

Mason County cut the deficit to 12 at 59-47, but Campbell County pulled away with a 13-2 run and led by as many 24 on the way to its 11th consecutive win.

Bertsch scored 27 points, Hegyi followed with 23 points and Reid Jolly added 10 points.

Jaylen Lofton scored a career-high 25 points for Mason County.

Leevi Dunaway scored 13 points before fouling out with 4:55 left in the game.

Isaiah Garrison scored 12 points and Sam Kumler added 11 points.

Mason County was without 6-foot-10 junior center Dalton Perkins who suffered an injury in last week's loss to Lexington Christian.

The Royals host the Covington Bulldogs Holmes Saturday afternoon,

CC (13-1) Daay 6, Bretsch 27, Wilson 8, Hegyi 23, Jolly 10, Clos 4, Geiman 4, Russell 3, Lawrence 6

MC (9-6) Dunaway 13, Garrison 12, Lofton 25, Steward 6, Kumler 11, Mitchell 3

CC  23 23 19 26- 91

MC 14 16 20 20- 70

Royals routed by Lexington Christian 83-56 in Gateway Holiday Classic Finals

The Lexington Christian Eagles outscored the Mason County Royals 26-10 in the third quarter for an 83-56 win in the championship game of the Gateway Holiday Classic tonight at Montgomery County,

Lexington Christian's three big guards were too much for Mason County on both ends of the court.

The Eagles took a 17-12 lead with 4:35 left in the second quarter. The Royals put together a 13-3 run to get to within five points, but Lexington Christian scored the final six points of the half,

The Eagles led by as many as 32 points.

Mason County center Dalton Perkins left the game with an ankle injury with 2:14 remaining in the second quarter.

The loss snapped Mason County's four-game winning streak.

Sam Kumler led the Royals in scoring with 12 points. Leevi Dunaway and Isaiah Garrison both scored 11 points.

Dunaway. Garrison and Jaylen Lofton were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Royals' next game is Tuesday night at Campbell County.

LC (11-2) Stewart 15, Hendrickson 13, Rode 12, Hall 22, Harper 8, Hacker 3, Miller 1,Ezeikiel 3, Johnson 3, Hardin 1

MC (9-5) Dunaway 11, Garrison 11, Lofton 6, Boyd 3, Steward 4, Jackson 2, Kumler 12, Frey 1, Chambers 2, Jones 4

LC 16 18 26 23-  83

MC 08 17 10 21- 56

(Updated to add the Royals who were named to the All-Tournament Team)

Royals run past Montgomery Co. 66-43 in Gateway Holiday Classic semifinals

The Mason County Royals shot 50% from the field and had four double figure scorers in a 66-43 win over the Montgomery County Indians tonight in the semifinals of the Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County.

After leading to 9-8 at the end of the first quarter, the Royals pulled away by outscoring the Indians 19-8 in the second quarter.

Montgomery County, playing with out starters Jerryd Jones and Brennan Canada due to injuries, shot just 26.8% from the field and were 1 of 13 on three-point shots.

Leevi Dunaway scored a game-high 22 points, Jaylen Lofton followed with 16 points, Isaiah Garrison tossed in 12 points and Sam Kumler added 10 points.

Caleb Boyd sat out due to an ankle injury.

Mason County plays Lexington Christian Academy in the championship game Thursday night at 7:30.

Mason County  (9-4) Dunaway 22, Garrison 12, Lofton 16, Perkins 2, Steward 2, Kumler 10, Mitchell 2
Montgomery County (4-9) Barber 6, Norris 5, King 2, Davis 2, Chism 15, Ralls 2, Bettger 2, Cockrell 7, Kosier 1

Mason County           09 19 16 22-66
Montgomery County 08 08 11 16-43

Dunaway and Lofton combine for 48 points in Royals' 69-58 win over Boyle County

Leevi Dunaway and Jaylen Lofton combined for 48 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 69-58 victory over the Boyle County Rebels tonight in the quarterfinal round of the Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County.

Dunaway scored 11 of his game-high 27 points in the third quarter.

Lofton scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half.

After trailing by three points at halftime, the Royals scored as many points in the third quarter as they did in the first half.

Isaiah Garrison sat out due to an ankle injury.

Mason County will play the Montgomery County Indians in the semifinals Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

MC (8-4) Dunaway 27, Lofton 21, Perkins 1, Boyd 8, Steward 2, Jackson 1, Kumler 6, Mitchell 3
BC (4-7) Smith 7, Jackson 2, Alexander 16, Slone 21, Imfield 8, Federick 3, Hotchkiss 1

MC 13 09 22 25- 69
BC  15 10 13 20- 58

Royals run past Harrison County 89-79

Another fast start and a strong finish gave the Mason County Royals an 89-70 victory over

the Harrison County Thorobreds tonight in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic at the Fieldhouse.

Mason County, using a fast break offense, even after Harrison County made shots, raced out to 24-6 lead in the first quarter and a 37-8 lead in the second quarter.

The Royals shot 64.5% from the field in the first half and led 46-22 at halftime.

Isaiah Garrison left the game with an injury with 6:12 left in the first quarter, and three Royals- Dalton Perkins, Caleb Boyd and Jaylen Lofton- fouled in the fourth quarter.

Harrison County got to within 10 points in the fourth quarter before the Royals pulled away again the closing minutes.

There were 32 fouls and 41 free throws in the second half. 

Mason County hit 59.3% from the field for the game, to just 32.9% for Harrison County.

Leevi Dunaway had a double-double with 25 points and 12 assists.

Boyd scored a career-high 16 points.

Jayden Steward had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Sam Kumler was also in double digits with 13 points.

The Royals got 38 points off the bench.

Mason County's next game is Tuesday night against Boyle County in the Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County.

MC (7-4) Dunaway 25, Garrison 2, Lofton 9, Perkins 2, Boyd 16, Steward 14, Jackson 6, Kumler 13, Mitchell 2

HC (1-8) Boyers 6, Turley 17, Harris 15, Gilkey 7, Bryant 5, Walker 2, Free 18,

MC 24 22 16 27-89

HC  06 16 19 29-70

Mason County edges Madison Central 66-65 in Murph Classic

Basketball is a game of runs, but you don't often see the big swings that happened in the Mason County Royals' 66-65 victory over the Madison Central Indians tonight in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic at the Fieldhouse.

Mason County had a 24-0 run in the first quarter and led 28-6 at the end of the quarter.

Madison Central opened the second quarter on a 22-0 run and outscored Mason County 28-1 in the quarter.

It was eventually a 36-3 run for the Indians.

After trailing 44-33, the Royals scored 17 straight points.

Leevi Dunaway hit one of two free throws with 7.8 seconds left in the game to give Mason County a 66-62 lead.

Madison Central guard Jacori Miller drained a three-pointer and the Indians took their final timeout with 1.1 seconds to play.

Mason County's three-quarter court pass was deflected out of bounds with no timing showing on the clock.

The officials put .3 of second back on the clock, and Madison Central had in back court.

Isaiah Garrison intercepted the long inbounds pass in front of the Indians' basketball sealing the Royals' sixth win of the season.

Dunaway scored a game-high 25 points. Sam Kumler followed with 18 points and Garrison and Jaylen Lofton both scored 10 points.

Miller led the Indians in scoring with 18 points off the bench.

Madison Central sophomore center Isaiah Cozart had a triple double with 13 points, 18 rebounds and 15 blocks. He had 11 blocks in the first half.

Mason County hosts Harrison County Friday at 8 p.m.

Mason Co.  (6-4) Dunaway 25, Garrison 10, Lofton 10, Perkins 3, Kumler 18

Madison Central (4-6) Minter 13, Miller 18, Roberts 7, Gerald 14, Cozart 13

Mason County     28 01 13 18-66

Madison Central  06 28 13 16-65 

Male uses 10-0 run to beat Mason County 79-72

The Male Bulldogs used in a 10-0 run late in the game to beat the Mason County Royals 79-72 tonight at the Fieldhouse.

Male led by 13 in the second quarter.

Mason County rallied to lead 55-50 in the third quarter and was up 70-67 with 2:30 to play.

Hunter McCutcheon hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the Bulldogs the lead for good.

Male was up 77-70 before Mason County scored its final basket with only six seconds left.

There were nine ties and 11 lead changes in the game.

Isaiah Garrison scored a game-high 25 points for Mason County.

Leevi Dunaway followed with 23 points including 11 in the second quarter.

Male center Hogan Brownley had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds. He scored 20 points in the first half.

McCutcheon hit three of his four three-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 15 points.

Mason County hosts Madison Central Thursday at 6 p.m. in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic.

Male (3-3) Davis 10, Goldwair 7, Clyburn 8, Brownley 24, Ferrell 8, McCutcheon 15, Rowan 2,

Doughty 4

MC ((5-3) Dunaway 23, Garrison 25, Lofton 5, Perkins 6, Steward 3, Jackson 2, Kumler 8

M    20 23 13 23- 79

MC 14 22 21 15- 72


(Updated to include the ties and lead changes)

Mason Co, sweeps girls and boys DH vs. Bracken County

Mason County and Bracken County sweep a girls and boys doubleheader vs. Bracken County tonight at the Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals jumped out to a 17-0 lead and cruised to a 69-24 victory over the Lady Bears.

The Royals outscored the Polar Bears 23-12 in the second quarter on their way to a 76-61 win.

The Lady Royals scored 30 points off the Lady Bears' 24 turnovers.

Briana McNutt led Mason County in scoring with 15 points. 

Brianna Littleton added 10 points.

Madison Kalb was the Lady Bears' top scorer with 13 points.

Austin Crawford scored a game-high 33 points for the Polar Bears.

Isaiah Garrison scored a career high 31 points for Mason County.

Sam Kumler tossed in 13 points and Jayden Steward added 11 points.

Girls

MC (3-2) Brooks 4, O'Mara 7, Reed 9, Littleton 10, Moran 3, McNutt 15, Butler 6, Frodge 7, Simms 2, Boone 6

BC (3-3) Ruf 2, Kalb 13, Jefferson 3, Florer 2, Bell 2, Wolfe 2

MC 25 21 18 05- 69

BC  05 05 05 09- 24

Boys

MC (4-3) Dunaway 9, Garrison 31, Boyd 7, Steward 11, Jackson 5, Kumler 13

BC (5-3) Crawford 33, Jones 8, Tanner Fisher 12, Applean 4, Tucker 2, Clos 2

MC 13 23 15 25-76

BC  14 12 14 21-61


(Updated to correct scoring for Littleton and Frodge)

Mason Co. rallies, but Magoffin Co. hangs on for an 82-79

The Mason County Royals, down by 14 points after three quarters, rallied to take the lead in the final minute, but the Magoffin County Hornets pulled out an 82-79 victory tonight in the Robertson County Adidas Classic.

Mason County got back in the game by opening the fourth quarter with a 10-1 run,

The Royals led 77-76 with 40 seconds to play and 79-78 with 17 seconds left.

Afer three-point play by Magoffin County, Mason County missed a three-point shot in the closing seconds. The Hornets hit one of two free throws with a tenth of second showing on the clock.

Magoffin County senior Trenton Russell hit seven three-pointers and scored 36 points.

Point guard Jaren Lovely made 12 of 16 free throws and scored 29 points.

Ryan Mullins added a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Mason County was led in scoring by Isaiah Garrison with 29 points.

Leevi Dunaway had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds,

Caleb Boyd added 11 points.

The Royals have lost three straight games after opening the season with three consecutive victories,

Mason County will host Bracken County Tuesday night.

Magoffin Co. (3-2)  Lovely 29, Arnett 7, Mullins 10, Russell 36

Mason Co, (3-3) Dunaway 22, Garrison 29, Perkins 4, Boyd 11, Jackson 8, Kumler 5

Magoffin Co. 22 22 16 22- 82

Mason Co.     22 13 11 33- 79

Bourbon Co. outlasts Mason Co. 86-79 in OT

The Bourbon County Colonels outscored the Mason County Royals 15-8 in the overtime period for an 86-79 victory tonight at Bourbon County.

It's the Colonels' first win over the Royals since 2005.

Bourbon County led by nine points in the second quarter, but Mason County rallied with a 14-2 run and led 34-32 at the half.

The Royals led by 11 points in the third quarter and by eight in the fourth quarter.

Mason County missed two shots in the closing seconds of regulation. 

Leevi Dunaway scored a game-high 33 points before fouling out with 2:08 left in overtime.

Isaiah Garrison scored 15 points. Garrison and Caleb Boyd also fouled out in the extra period.

Bourbon County was led in scoring by Titus Ransom with 28 points. He fouled out with 58 seconds remaining in overtime.

Ameryon Blackburn scored 10 of his 19 points in the extra period.

Mason County plays at Scott Friday night.

BC  (1-2) Blackburn 19, Wilson 11, Stout 16, Ransom 28, Hilander 2, Brady 6, Johnson 4

MC (1-3) Dunaway 33, Garrison 15, Lofton 5, Perkins 12, Boyd 7, Steward 4, Jackson 3

BC 18 14 16 23 15- 86

MC 13 21 21 16 08-79

Royals defeat Manchester 75-38 for Biggs' 300th win

The Mason County Royals defeated the Manchester Greyhounds 75-38 this afternoon at the Fieldhouse.

It is the 300th career victory for coach Buddy Biggs.

Dalton Perkins led the Royals in scoring with a career-high 18 points.

Isaiah Garrison scored 15 points and Jaylen Lofton added 11 points.

The Royals shot 53.7% from the field (58.3% in the second half). 

The Greyhounds hit just 32% of their field goal attempts.

Mason County plays at Bourbon County Tuesday night.

MC (3-0) Dunaway 5, Garrison 15, Lofton 11, Perkins 18, Boyd 5, Steward 8, Jackson 5, Kumler 1,

Mitchell 3, Frey 5

M (0-2) Combs 13, Thornburg 4, Cox 17, Bilyeu 2, Gould 2

MC 20 20 25 10-75

M   11  09 09 09-38

Dunaway scores 36 to lead Royals to 81-77 win over Simon Kenton

Leevi Dunaway scored a career-high 36 points to lead the Mason County Royals to an 81-77 come-from-behind victory in their home opener tonight.

Mason County used a 2-2-1 zone press to rally from a nine-point third quarter deficit

The Royals outscored the Pioneers 31-20 in the fourth quarter.  

Dunaway was 11-of-17 from the field and 13-of-15 from the free throw line. He had seven rebounds, five steals and one assist. Dunaway scored 17 points in the fourth quarter.

Isaiah Garrison had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Jaylen Lofton scored 11 points.

Dalton Perkins had eight points, 10 rebounds and six blocks.

Caleb Boyd added seven points.

Mason County made 25-of-31 free throws.

The Royals host the Manchester Greyhounds Saturday afternoon, The junior varsity game begins at 2 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 3:30.

MC (2-0) Dunaway 36, Garrison 19, Lofton 11, Perkins 8, Boyd 7

SK (0-1) Kitchens 9, Robinson 11, Kelch 11, C. Sergent 12, Hawkins 8, Mastin 3, Perry 9, J. Sergent 5, Niece 9

MC 13 18 19 31-81

SK  18 16 23 20-77