Saints end season with an 80-71 loss to Bracken County

St. Patrick's season came to end tonight with an 80-71 loss to the Bracken County Polar Bears in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse, but the Saints did not go down without a fight.

After trailing 43-28 in the third quarter, the Saints put together a rally. An old fashioned three-point play by Jack Gallenstein cut the Polar Bear's lead to 64-60 with 3:28 left in the game, but Bracken County answered with a 13-2 run to lead 77-62 with just under a minute to play. 

Riley Mastin led the Saints in scoring with 18 points. Pat McKay followed with 16 points, Braylon Hamilton tossed in 13 points and Gallenstein had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Bracken County was led by Kason Hinson with 24 points. Jhace Cummins scored 15 points. Travis Tucker followed with 13 points and Nathan Jefferson added 11 points.

Bracken County will play Mason County in the championship game Thursday night.

BC (14-16) Hinson 24, Cummins 15, Simons 4, Gilvin 4, Jefferson 11, Fisher 9, Tucker 13

SP (1-30) Hamilton 13, McKay 16, Mastin 18, Connors 3, Rigdon 8, Muehlbauer 1, Gallenstein 10, 

BC 17 20 15 28- 80

SP  12 16 16 27- 71

Saints fall to Polar Bears 83-54

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Bracken County Polar Bears 83-54 tonight at The Igloo in Brooksville.

Bracken County led 28-18 at the end of the first quarter and 52-35 at halftime.

Bracken County freshman Kason Hinson scored a game-high 20 points. Collin Jefferson followed with 19 points and Jhace Cummins added 16 points.

Riley Mastin led the Saints in scoring with 17 points. Paul Muehlbauer scored 11 points and Pat McKay added 10 points.

St, Patrick is back in action Monday night at Augusta

BC (3-4) Hinson 20, Bell 4, Zornes 4, Cummins 16, Simons 2, N. Jefferson 9, Fisher 9, C. Jefferson 19

SP (0-8) Hamilton 2, McKay 10, Mastin 17, Connor 6, Rigdon 4,

Muehlbauer 11, Gallenstein 4

BC 28 24 18 13- 83

SP  18 17 08 11- 54

Mason County sweeps Bracken County in girls and boys DH at The Fieldhouse

Both the Mason County Lady Royals and Royals used full-court pressure and big first half scoring runs on their way to routs over Bracken County tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals had a 20-0 run in a 70-35 victory over the Lady Bears.

The Royals had a 19-2 run and defeated the Polar Bears 73-40 to snap a four-game, season-opening losing streak. The Royals have won 25 straight games against the Polar Bears.

In the girls' game, Mason County scored 30 points off Bracken County's 28 turnovers.

The Lady Royals were led in scoring by Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor with 11 points apiece. Rachel Payne added 10 points.

Kennedy Carl scored 22 points for the Lady Bears.

Turnovers were also a key statistic in the boys' game. The Royals scored 20 points off the Polar Bears' 21 turnovers. Mason County had 15 turnovers, its second fewest of the season. 

The Royals had 17 assists. They shot 62.1 percent from the field in the second half.

Jaylen Lofton scored a game-high 21 points. Xyon Frey scored 15 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

Nathan Jefferson led Bracken County in scoring with 11 points. Jhace Cummins added 10 points.

Girls

MC (3-2) Thompson 2, Brooks 11, Henry 8, Littleon 6, Taylor 11, Glover 4, Harrison 4, Thomas 6, Payne 10, White 2, Schumacher 6

BC (3-4) Highfield 4, Myrick 4, Bell 5, Carl 22

MC 25 15 21 09- 70

BC  11 05 13 06- 35

Boys 

MC (1-4) Lofton 21, Jones 9, Frey 15, Brammer 10, Black 3, May 9, Sweet 2, Highfield 4

BC (2-3) Cummins 10, Fisher 2, Zornes 3, C. Jefferson 4, Hinson6, N. Jefferson 11, Bell 4

MC  22 11 12 28- 73

BC   06 11 05 18- 40