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

Mason Co, and Augusta win in region semifinals; meet in finals Tuesday night

The Mason County Royals and the Augusta Panthers were winners in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament tonight and will meet in the finals Tuesday night at the Montgomery County High School Arena. 

It's a rematch of the 39th District Tournament championship game. Augusta won that game 63-61.

Mason County 67, Paris 63

The Paris Greyhounds led 27-8 with 7:48 left in the second quarter of the first semifinal game. Mason County switched to a zone and the Royals outscored the Greyhounds 25-16 in the second quarter and 20-8 in the third quarter and held on for a 67-63 win.

Mason County led by as many as nine points in the fourth quarter and was up 64-58 with one minute to play. Paris closed to within two at 65-63 and had a chance to play for the last shot, but a held ball in the lane gave the ball to Mason County with four seconds left. 

Antwavon "Pig" Williams hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds on the clock to seal the win. Williams had a game-high 25 points including his 1,000th career point. Isaiah Garrison scored 21 points. 

Eric Johnson led Paris in scoring with 17 points. Jekobi Wells had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

MC (22-10) A. Williams 25, Garrison 21, Lofton 3, Sweeney 6, Williams 8, Dunaway 2, Perkins 2

P (24-6) Ashford 6, Clark 3, Johnson 17, Garrard 7, Wells 14, Cunningham 3, J. Davis 4, R. Davis 9

MC 08 25 20 14- 67

P     24 16 08 15- 63

Augusta 63, Montgomery Co. 49

Augusta shot 60% percent from the field in a 63-49 victory over the Montgomery County Indians in the lower bracket semifinal game.

Augusta spread the floor and drove to the basket for numerous layups. After leading by six at halftime, the Panthers scored the first six points of the third quarter. 

Augusta led by eight at the end of the third quarter, then, opened the fourth quarter on an 11-3 run to lead 53-37 with three minutes to play. Montgomery County tried a full court press, but the Panthers broke it for several easy baskets.

Montgomery County would get no closer than eight points. 

Augusta has won 11 straight games.

Connor Maddox led Augusta with a game-high 25 points.Jared Shoemaker tossed in 13.

Casewell Fuller led Montgomery County in scoring with 17 points. Jerryd Jones added 13.

A (24-6) Crawford 7, Maddox 25, Pugh 6, Snapp 8, Shoemaker 13, Staggs 4

MC (21-12) Fuller 17, Walker 7, Combs 7, Jones 13, Parsley 3, Barbour 2

A    15 16 11 21- 63

MC 12 14 08 15- 49

Pig Williams Scores 36 Points in Royals' 79-70 OT Win over Montgomery County

Antwavon "Pig" Williams scored a career-high 36 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 79-70 win in overtime tonight at the Fieldhouse.

There were eight ties and eight lead changes in the game.

Mason County forward Darren Williams tied the game at 65-65 with a corner 3-pointer with 1:40 left in regulation. He gave the Royals a 67-65 lead with a shot in the lane with 4.4 seconds remaining. Montgomery County center Shelby Combs sent the game into overtime with a layup on an inbounds play just before the buzzer.

Mason County jumped out to a 73-68 lead in the extra period. After a putback by Montgomery County forward Jerryd Jones, the Royals made six-of-six free throws to seal the victory.

Pig Williams scored 20 of his 36 points in the first half including 16 in the second quarter. He scored six points in overtime. For the game he was 12-of-26 from the field including 5-of-9 on 3-point shots. He made all seven of his free throws.

Conner Sweeney scored 15 points and had nine rebounds. Darren Williams had 13 points and eight rebounds. Isaiah Garrison added 11 points.

Art Walker hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points for Montgomery County, but was scoreless after the third quarter.

Mason County had only one turnover.

Mason Co. (17-7) A. Williams 36, Garrison 11, Sweeney 15, D. Williams 13, L. Dunaway 4
Montgomery Co. (16-10) Fuller 13, Walker 25, Combs 8, Jones 12, Parsley 11, Canada 1

Mason Co.           16 22 12 17 12- 79
Montgomery Co. 19 16 17 15 03-70


(Updated to include that Pig Williams scored 16 points in the second quarter, and that Mason County had only one turnover.)