Feldhaus T7, Madison Central runner-up at boys' state golf championship

Madison Central senior Jake Feldhaus tied for seventh place at the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac Boys State Golf Championship on Saturday and helped the Indians secure a runner-up finish.

Feldhaus shot a two-day total of 2-over par 146. Madison Central, the three-time defending champion, finished seven shots behind the St. Xavier Tigers who won their 22nd state championship.

Final Team Standings
1. St Xavier +2 (578)
2. Madison Central +9 (585)
3. McCracken Co. +21 (597)
4. Christian Academy (Lou.) +25 (601)
5. Marshall Co. +43 (619)
6. Ryle +51 (627)                                                                    
7. Greenwood +61 (637)
8. Pulaski Co. +101 (677)
9. Rockcastle Co. +102 (678)

Royals finish 13th at The Danny Spillman BGIT

The Mason County Royals shot a 331 and finished in 13th place at The Danny Spillman Bowling Green Invitational Tournament on Saturday at Bowling Green Country Club, the site of the final round of the KHSAA State Championships.

Jaxen Crabtree led the Royals with a 78. He was followed by Cole Owens (79), Lennox Hughes (85), Slate Brammer (89) and Logan Crockett (98).

Madison Central had the top three individuals including Jake Feldhaus (T2 with a 69) and won with a team score of 281.

Mason County will play in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament on Monday at Owensboro Country Club.

Royals shoot 296, T5 in Kentucky Cup

The Mason County Royals had a team score of 296 and tied for fifth place in the Kentucky Cup on the Big Blue course at University Club in Lexington on Wednesday.

The top four teams—Madison Central (284), St. Xavier (286), Trinity (288) and Ryle (294) advanced to match play on Thursday,

Noah Gardner led the Royals with a 1-under 71 and tied for ninth place. Jaxen Crabtree tied for 15th place with an even par 72. Cole Owens shot a 76 and Lennox Hughes added a 77 to the team score. Slate Brammer shot an 89.

Former Royal Jake Feldhaus shot an even par 72 for Madison Central.

The Royals will travel up the "AA" Highway to Hickory Sticks Golf Club on Thursday for the Beechwood Invitational.

This team continues to improve and use the lessons learned to get better.

Mason County got the closest they ever been to getting to match play for the KY Cup. Missed cut by 2 strokes.

HUGE success today and ready to build upon this for future tournaments!

Gardner with a T9 pic.twitter.com/T4AiTuOUaQ

— Mason Co Boys Golf (@RoyalsBoysGolf) July 30, 2025

Jake Feldhaus verbally commits to Belmont University

Madison Central rising senior Jake Feldhaus has verbally committed to Belmont University in Nashville.

Feldhaus shot 55.2% from the field while averaging 22 points and 11.3 rebounds a game for the Indians last season after transferring from Mason County.

Feldhaus is also one of the top high school golfers in the state. He tied for 11th in the state tournament last fall while helping Madison Central win the state championship.

Sunday notes

 Here are some Sunday notes from a busy sports weekend:

• The Mason County archery team was the runner-up at the Pendleton County Winter Warm-Up 2024 on Saturday. The Royals had a team score of 3,298. Harrison County won the tournament with a score of 3,391. Mason County senior Bryce Pollitt was the individual champion with a score of 294 and 24 Tens. Mason County senior Laurelle Setters finished third out of 104 girls. Her score was 286 and she had 19 Tens.

• The Mason County wrestling teams opened the season on Saturday. Caleb Roy was the Royals' Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Warhawk Duals at Great Crossing. He went 3-1 with two pins and one major decision. Breanna Rosenberg was the Lady Royals' Most Outstanding Wrestler with a sixth place solo finish and three pins.

• Trinity sophomore quarterback Zane Johnson, the son of former Mason County Royal Jordan Johnson, was named the Most Valuable Player of the Class 6A state championship football game after leading the Shamrocks to a 42-23 victory over the Ryle Raiders on Saturday. Johnson completed 18-of-24 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns. That's two straight state titles for Trinity with Johnson as the starting quarterback. The Shamrocks have 29 state championships.

• The Mason County Royals have shot 51.5% from the field through the first three games of the season. The Royals shot 57.9% vs. Rowan County and 56.9% vs. Augusta.

• Jake Feldhaus is averaging a double-double — 17.7 points and 14 rebounds — for the Madison Central Indians who are off to a 3-0 start. He scored 21 points vs. Lafayette and pulled down 19 rebounds vs. Corbin.

• The Maysville Miners suffered their third straight loss on Saturday night when they fell to the Ohio Kings 120-114 in Cincinnati.

Feldhaus named to KGCA's All-State First Team

Jake Feldhaus finished the 2024 high school golf season with 1,005 All-State points and is a member of the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association's All-State First Team.

Feldhaus, a junior at Madison Central, tied for 11th place at the state tournament earlier this month and helped the Indians capture their third straight state championship.

It was Feldhaus' third straight top 20 finish in the state tournament.

Feldhaus was named All-State Second Team by the KGCA last season as a sophomore at Mason County.

Feldhaus finishes T11 and helps Madison Central win third straight golf state championship

Jake Feldhaus tied for 11th place at the Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac KHSAA Boys State Golf Championship and helped Madison Central win its third straight state championship.

Feldhaus shot a 3-over par 75 on Wednesday for a two-day total of 4-over 148.

Madison Central had a 36-hole team score of 20-over 596. 

Trinity finished second at 24-over 600 and McCracken County took third place at 38-over 614.

Feldhaus and his Madison Central teammates are headed back to finals of the state golf tourney

Jake Feldhaus and his Madison Central teammates are headed back to the finals of the state golf tournament. 

Madison Central, the two-time defending state champion, shot an even par 284 and took first place at the 2024 Leachman Buick-Cadillac-GMC KHSAA State Golf First Round on Wednesday at Eagle's Nest Country Club in Somerset.

Feldhaus shot a 1-over par 72 and tied for fifth place.

The top three teams from each of the three first round sites advanced to the final rounds. Frederick Douglass was second (307) and Pulaski County was third (313) at the Somerset site.

The finals of the state golf tournament will be played on October 8 and 9 at Bowling Green Country Club. A practice round is scheduled on October 7.

Jake Feldhaus is the runner-up at the All-State Championships

Madison Central junior Jake Feldhaus was the runner-up at the All-State Championship hosted by the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association at the University Club of Kentucky in Lexington.

Feldhaus had a 36-hole total of 3-under par 140, two shots behind the champion, Lexington Catholic senior Charlie Spiller.

Feldhaus shot a 2-under 69 on the Wildcat Course on Saturday and a 1-under 71 on the Big Blue Course on Sunday.

St. Xavier beat Madison Central in a two-hole playoff for the team title after the two squads ended regulation play tied at 4-over 576.

Royals shot 326 at Whitley County Invitational

The Mason County Royals had a team score of 326 at the Whitley County Invitational at Wasioto Winds Golf Course on Saturday.

Cole Owens led the Royals with a 75. Jaxen Crabtree shot a 77. Grant Burkhart carded a 76. Slate Brammer and Wyatt Perkins both shot 95s.

Noah Gardner shot an 8-over par 79 and tied for 44th place in the 60th Kentucky Invitational at Harmony Landing Country Club in Louisville.

Former Royal Jake Feldhaus, a junior at Madison Central, tied for 18th place at 3-over 74.

Mason County will play in the Harrison County Invitational at Houston Oaks Golf Course in Paris on Saturday.

Jake Feldhaus finishes T15 at Mizuno/Greyson Sigg Junior Championship

Jake Feldhaus tied for 15th place at the American Junior Golf Association's Mizuno/Greyson Sigg Junior Championship with a 54-hole total of 2-over par 212.

Feldhaus shot a 72 on Tuesday, a 71 on Wednesday and a 1-under 69 on Thursday at Chechessee Creek Club in Okatie, South Carolina.

Jake Feldhaus transferring to Madison Central

Rising junior Jake Feldhaus is transferring to Madison Central High School in Richmond.

Feldhaus averaged 13 points and 7.9 rebounds a game for the Mason County Royals this past season.

He was named to the 10th Region All-Tournament Team and was named Second Team All-10th Region.

Feldhaus was also Mason County's No. 1 golfer and had top 20 finishes in both the 2022 and 2023 state tournaments.

He was named Second Team All-State by the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association the past two seasons. 

Jake's uncle, Allen Feldhaus Jr., is the boys' basketball coach at Madison Central.

Jake Feldhaus finishes T5 at the Circle K Junior Championship

Jake Feldhaus shot a 1-over par 73 in the final round of the American Junior Golf Association Circle K Junior Championship on Thursday and finished tied for fifth place.

Feldhaus had a 54-hole score of even par 216 at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Indiana.

Cameron Phillips of McDermott, Ohio won the tournament for the second straight year. He finished regulation play tied with Brady Catalano of Upper Arlington, Ohio at 4-under 212. 

Phillips won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Golfers from 14 states, Taiwan, China, Canada and the Philippines competed in the tournament.

Feldhaus T4 after two rounds of the Circle K Junior Championship

Jake Feldhaus is two shots off the lead after two rounds of the Circle K Junior Championship, a 54-hole American Junior Golf Association tournament in Columbus, Indiana.

Feldhaus shot an even par 72 in the second round on Wednesday at Otter Creek Golf Course.

He has a 36-hole score of 1-under 143 and is in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Two golfers are tied for second place, one-shot behind the leader.

Ten golfers are within five shots of the lead.

The final round will be played on Thursday.

Feldhaus T3 after the first round of the Circle K Junior Championship

Jake Feldhaus is tied for third place after the first round of the American Junior Golf Association's Circle K Junior Championship in Columbus, Indiana.

Feldhaus shot a 1-under par 71 at Otter Creek Golf Course on Tuesday and is three shots off the lead.

The tournament runs through Thursday.

Jake Feldhaus qualifies for Circle K Junior Championship

Jake Feldhaus shot a 1-over 73 and tied for second place in the qualifier for the Circle K Junior Championship on Sunday at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Indiana.

Feldhaus has a 9 a.m. tee time on Tuesday for the first round of the championship at Otter Creek. 

The 54-hole stroke play tournament, an American Junior Golf Association event, runs through Thursday.

Golfers will play a practice round on Monday in a Junior-Am fundraising tournament.

Jake Feldhaus receives an invite to Kentucky Invitational Tournament

Mason County golfer Jake Feldhaus has received an invitation to the Kentucky Invitational Tournament.

The tournament, sponsored by the St. Xavier golf team, will be played on August 17 at Harmony Landing Golf Club in Goshen.

In last year's KIT, Feldhaus shot a 3-under par 69 and finished regulation play tied with Christian Academy-Louisville senior Brady Smith. 

Smith beat Feldhaus on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Smith would go on to win his second straight state championship.

Harrison County and Campbell County win semifinal games in 10th Region Tournament

Kaydon Custard poured in 34 points to lead the Harrison County Thorobreds to a 65-51 win over the Mason County Royals and Broc Sorgenfrei scored 24 points to lead the Campbell County Camels to a 75-62 victory over the George Rogers Clark Cardinals in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

Custard was 12-of-21 from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line and finished with nine rebounds. Elijah Harris added 17 points for the Thorobreds (17-14) who advanced to the finals for the first time since 1999.

Jake Feldhaus had a double-double for Mason County (21-12) with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Landon Scilley had 11 points and five rebounds. Braeden Myrick tossed in 10 points.

Harrison County outrebounded Mason County 37-21 and had a 14-4 advantage on second-chance points.

Campbell County (25-6) led 44-27 at halftime on their way to snapping GRC's 65-game winning streak vs. 10th Region opponents. The Cardinals were the four-time defending champions.

Garyn Jackson scored 23 points and Connor Weinel had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Camels who ran their winning streak to 11 games.

Rashaun Hampton and JP Gaines scored 20 points each for GRC. Gaines also grabbed nine rebounds. Gay added 12 points.

Feldhaus, Scilley, Hampton and Gaines were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Harrison County     15 17 15 18 — 65

Mason County        14 17 11 09 — 51

Harrison County — Custard 34, Lewis 2, Harris 17, Grubb 7, Cracraft 5

Mason County — Routt 4, Myrick 10, McClanahan 5, Feldhaus 18, Scilley 11, Horch 1, Hamilton 2

Campbell County          25 19 11 20 — 75              

George Rogers Clark    14 13 18 17 — 62         

Campbell County — Sorgenfrei 24, Fancher 9, Jackson 23, Johnson 2, Smith 6, Weinel 11

George Rogers Clark — Hampton 20, Gay 12, Gaines 20, Morrison 7, Campbell 3

Braeden Myrick makes seven 3s and scores 23 points as the Royals win their eighth straight district championship

Braeden Myrick made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points as the Mason County Royals won their eighth straight 39th District title with an 83-54 victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears on Thursday night in the championship game of the tournament at Bracken County. 

Myrick made five 3-pointers in the first quarter. Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 19 points. Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Bracken County (11-19) was led by Noah Nelson with 14 points. Jack Whitten followed with 13 points and Chase Archibald added 12.

Mason County (20-11) led 26-8 at the end of the first quarter and 37-24 at halftime. The Royals opened the second half with a 12-0 run and were up 60-34 at the end of the third quarter.

Both teams move on to the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County                26 11 23 23 — 83

Bracken County              08 16 10 20 — 54

Mason County — Myrick 23, McClanahan 8, Feldhaus 14, Scilley 4, Horch 4, Hamilton 19, Metts 4, Lang 2, Malone 2, Brookbank 3

Bracken County — Archibald 12, Nelson 14. Feldhaus 5, Buchanan 8, Whitten 13, Benedict 2

Your 2024 District Champions pic.twitter.com/nVXMKClhfJ

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Myrick finds the bottom of the net

2:45, 3Q
Mason - 54
Bracken - 30 pic.twitter.com/zOyZVX6vXW

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Too easy for Hamilton with the straight line drive

1:12, 3Q
Mason - 58
Bracken - 32 pic.twitter.com/RSRTSIG39m

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Myrick finds the bottom of the net

2:45, 3Q
Mason - 54
Bracken - 30 pic.twitter.com/zOyZVX6vXW

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Royals rout Panthers

Braylon Hamilton had 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists and Landon Scilley had 25 points, six rebounds and three assists as the Mason County Royals routed the Augusta Panthers 88-56 on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at Bracken County.

Mason County (19-11) set the tone with its man-to-man defense limiting Augusta (20-10) to 14 points in the first half on 26.3 percent shooting from the field.

There was one tie and four lead changes in the first quarter. The Royals outscored the Panthers 20-5 in the second quarter to lead 32-14 at halftime then scored 11 straight points to open the third quarter for a 43-14 lead.

The biggest lead was 72-33 with 6:54 left in the game.

Braeden Myrick made four 3-pointers and added 16 points for the Royals. Hamilton was 9-of-17 from the field, 6-of-11 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the foul line.

Scilley was 10-of-16 from the field, 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 on free throws.

Jake Feldhaus had a game-high 11 rebounds and Carter McClanahan dished out a game-high nine assists.

Conner Snapp led three Augusta players in double-figure scoring with 14 points, Kylan Hinson followed with 11 and Devante Jefferson added 10.

Mason County shot 57.9 percent from the field in the second half and 53.2 percent from the field for the game. The Royals were 14-of-30 from beyond the arc.

The Royals will play the Bracken County Polar Bears in the championship game Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Mason County        12 20 32 24 — 88

Augusta                  09 05 19 23 — 56

Mason County — Myrick 16, McClanahan 7, Feldhaus 6, Scilley 25, Horch 4, Hamilton 26, Metts 4

Augusta — Jefferson 10, Hinson 11, Kelsch 3, Bach 9, Young 3, Snapp 14, Johnson 6

How about another from Hamilton

2:00, 2Q
Mason - 30
Augusta - 11 pic.twitter.com/9pHcmr9COv

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 28, 2024

Basket by Scilley

1:38, 3Q
Mason - 56
Augusta - 30 pic.twitter.com/GDTsxYdVkV

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 28, 2024

Nazir. Metts. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/e1Unmu2BZA

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) February 28, 2024