Mason County and GRC advance to region finals

Terrell Henry scored 27 points and KG Walton had 25 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 75-67 win over the Campbell County Camels in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

Mason County (29-5) will play the George Rogers Clark Cardinals in the championship game on Tuesday at 7 p.m. GRC jumped out to a 22-2 lead and defeated the Harrison County Thorobreds 69-56 in the second game.

Henry and Walton combined to score 21 of the Royals' 24 fourth quarter points.

Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points.

Mason County led 37-26 at halftime. Campbell County opened the third quarter on an 11-3 run to cut the Royals' lead to four points. Mason County answered with an 11-4 run to lead 51-41 at the end of the third quarter. Carter McClanahan hit two 3-pointers and Hamilton made a 3-pointer during that run.

Hamilton hit another 3-pointer to give the Royals' their biggest lead 54-41 with 6:55 remaining in the game. Campbell County closed to within six points at 65-59, but Henry and Walton made back-to-back layups to push the lead back out to 10 points with 1:03 to play.

Aydan Hamilton scored 24 points, Connor Weinel followed with 12 points, Jaiden Combs 11 and Jake Gross 10 for the Camels who ended the season with a 22-12 record.

Mason County and GRC did not meet during the regular season.

Mason County            16 21 14 24 — 75

Campbell County        14 12 15 26 — 67

Mason County — Henry 27, Walton 25, McClanahan 6, Mastin 2, Hamilton 13, Bierley 2

Campbell County — Hill 3, Gross 10, Jackson 4, Smith 3, Hamilton 24, Weinel 12, Combs 11

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George Rogers Clark    24 17 12 16 — 69

Harrison County            06 13 15 22 — 56

George Rogers Clark (26-5) — Hampton 5, Craig 1, Morton 25, Parrish 16, Edwards 12, Maxwell 10

Harrison County (27-7) — Custard 19, Smiley 7, Harris 4, 

Wilson 5, Kendall 16, Furnish 5

Royals edge Polar Bears 43-38

Terrell Henry scored eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and the Mason County Royals beat the Bracken County Polar Bears 43-38 in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night. Mason County extended its winning streak against Bracken County to 33 games.

There were six ties and seven lead changes through the first three quarters.

Two layups by Henry to start the fourth quarter gave the Royals a 35-31 lead.

Blake Reed drained a 3-pointer to cut the Royals' lead to one.

Bracken County had a chance to regain the lead, but KG Walton came up with a steal and scored on a layup.

A basket by Devante Jefferson cut Mason County's lead to one again, but that would be the Polar Bear's last field goal.

Riley Mastin made 1-of-2 free throws to make the score 38-36 with 1:50 to play.

Henry made another layup to push the lead to four points with 56 seconds remaining. 

Henry made two free throws to boost the lead to 42-36 with only 16 seconds left.

Reed was fouled on a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining. He made 2-of-3 free throws.

KG Walton hit 1-of-2 free throws with seven seconds left.

Mastin scored 13 of his 14 points in the first half. 

Philip Bierley had a game-high seven rebounds for the Royals.

Reed finished with 18 points, 11 below his season average. He was guarded by either Henry or Walton for most of the game.

Mason County (26-5) moves on to the championship game on Thursday night to play the winner of Tuesday night's game between Augusta and St. Patrick.

Bracken County ends the season with a 16-14 record.

Mason County        10 12 09 12 — 43

Bracken County      08 13 10 07 — 38

Mason County — Henry 14, Walton 5, McClanahan 3, Mastin 14, Hamilton 3, Bierley 4

Bracken County — Commodore 7, C. Reed 6, Jefferson 5, B. Reed 18, Norton 2

Short-handed Royals top Bishop Brossart 75-64

Riley Mastin had 28 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Mason County Royals to a 75-64 road win over the Bishop Brossart Mustangs on Friday night.

Mason County, without Terrell Henry and four subs due to injuries, led by eight points early in the game, but Bishop Brossart rallied to take two one-point leads in the third quarter. A 10-0 run by the Royals turned a 37-36 deficit into a 46-37 lead. Mason County went on an 8-0 run early in the fourth quarter to go up 57-43.

Three other Royals joined Mastin in double figure scoring. Carter McClanahan hit three 3-pointers and scored 17 points, KG Walton had 12 points and eight assists and Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points.

Mason County (25-3) was 14-of-19 from the field (73.7%) in the second half and made 18-of-22 free throws in the game. The Royals had 18 assists on 25 field goals.

Mason County will host Simon Kenton on Senior Night on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Mason County        19 10 20 26 — 75

Bishop Brossart      13 15 13 23 — 64

Mason County — Routt 3, Walton 12, McClanahan 17, Mastin 28, Owens 2, Hamilton 11, Bierley 2

Bishop Brossart — Kruse 5, Woosley 21, Bezold 13, Mulberry 3, Sepate 10, Schumacher 12

Royals beat Woodford County 77-58

Mason County outscored the Woodford County Yellow Jackets 41-21 in the second half for a 77-58 victory at The Fieldhouse on Tuesday night to give Brian Kirk his 100th win as the Royals' coach.

Woodford County shot 82 percent from the field in the first half, but only had a one-point lead at halftime.

The Royals opened the third quarter on a 14-3 run and outscored the Yellow Jackets 25-16 in the fourth quarter.

KG Walton had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists. Riley Mastin had 18 points and seven rebounds and blocked four shots. Terrell Henry had 15 points and five rebounds. Henry moved past Russ Middleton into sixth place on the Royals' all-time scoring list.

Mason County (24-3) will travel to Alexandria on Friday night to play the Bishop Brossart Mustangs.

Mason County        12 24 16 25 — 77

Woodford County    14 23 05 16 — 58

Mason County — Henry 15, Walton 19, McClanahan 7, Mastin 18, Hamilton 8, Bierley 8, Horch 2

Woodford County — Wade 17, Smith 14, Jenkins 11, Nelson 10, Starkes 6

Royals beat Walton-Verona 88-75 for 13th consecutive win

Terrell Henry scored 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out six assists, KG Walton hit five 3-pointers and had 23 points and seven assists, Philip Bierley had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Riley Mastin tossed in 15 points to lead the Mason County Royals to an 88-75 win over the Walton-Verona Bearcats on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

There were eight ties and two lead changes before Mason County pulled away in the third quarter.

The Royals (23-2) shot 55.2 percent from the field and ran their winning streak to 13 games. They have won 17 games in a row at home.

Mason County will travel to Hebron on Friday night to play the Connor Cougars. 

Mason County    17 19 29 23 — 88

Walton-Verona    17 18 16 24 — 75

Mason County — Henry 25, Walton 23, McClanahan 2, Mastin 15, Hamilton 5, Bierley 16, Horch 2

Walton-Verona — Guttman 21, Krohman 16, Dixon 18, Smith 8, Montgomery 12

Royals over Augusta 73-54 for 12th straight win

Braylon Hamilton hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, Terrell Henry had 21 points and nine rebounds and the Mason County Royals ran their winning streak to 12 games with a 73-54 victory over the Augusta Panthers at Augusta on Friday night.

KG Walton scored 11 points and Riley Mastin added 10 points for Mason County (22-2).

LJ Connor led Augusta (11-10) with 20 points. Kylan Hinson added 11 points.

After a close first quarter with three ties and four lead changes, Mason County outscored Augusta 27-18 in the second quarter and 18-10 in the third quarter. The Royals' biggest lead was 20 points.

Mason County shot 50 percent from the field, while Augusta shot 38.2 percent.

The Royals will host the Walton-Verona Bearcats on Tuesday night.

The Panthers will be at home Monday night against the Bracken County Polar Bears.

Mason County        12 27 18 16 — 73

Augusta                 11 18 10 15 — 54

Bracken County — Henry 21, Walton 11, McClanahan 3, Mastin 10, Scilley 2, Hamilton 21, Bierley 5

Augusta — L. Conner 20, C. Conner 4, Hinson 11, Kelsch 8, Bach 6, Snapp 5

Royals defeat Dixie Heights 84-57

The Mason County Royals shot 60 percent from the field and all five starters scored in double figures in an 84-57 road win over the Dixie Heights Colonels on Friday night.

Terrell Henry and KG Walton scored 15 points apiece. Riley Mastin and Philip Bierley tossed in 13 points each and Braylon Hamilton added 10 points.

Mason County (19-2) was up 42-22 at the half and led by as many as 31 points in the third quarter.

The Royals, winners of nine straight games, will play the Johnson Central Eagles on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Lake Kelly Classic at Fleming County.

 

Mason County    19 23 23 19 — 84

Dixie Heights      11 11 13 22 — 57

Mason County — Henry 15, Walton 15, McClanahan 9, Mastin 13, Scilley 1, Hamilton 10, Bierley 13, Feldhaus 3, McClain 2, Gibbs 2, Overly 1

Dixie Heights — Niehaus 8, Rice 8, Bock 12, Johnson 6, Kazmaier 3, McMurty 6, Blank 4, Derry 7, Neal 1, Stulz 2

Mason County wins Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament

Another banner will be raised at The Fieldhouse because the Mason County Royals are the 2023 2A state champions. 

Mason County edged the Lexington Catholic Knights 40-39 in the championship game of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Sunday afternoon.

The Royals did not take their first lead in the game until the 3:36 mark of the third quarter when Terrell Henry's layup made the score 29-28. There would be six more lead changes.

After a 33-33 tie, Henry hit two free throws with 2:05 remaining in the game and Riley Mastin made a layup to give Mason County its biggest lead at 37-33 with 1:31 left.

Lexington Catholic guard John Reinhart missed a 3-point shot, but was fouled. He sank all three foul shots with 1:12 to go.

A steal and a basket by Rowan Williams gave the Knights their last lead at 38-37.

Henry converted an old fashioned three-point play with 31 seconds left to push the Royals back in front at 40-38.

Lexington Catholic's Brody Turner was fouled on a missed shot with six seconds remaining. He missed the first free throw and made the second.

Henry missed the front end of the 1-and-1 with five seconds left. After getting the rebound and calling timeout with four seconds to go, the Knights drove the length of the floor and missed a shot from the right corner at the buzzer.

Henry scored a game-high 14 points and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. 

Mastin had 13 points and six rebounds.

Mastin, KG Walton, Philip Bierley and Carter McClahanan were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Mason County is 17-2 and has won seven straight games. The Royals will travel to Falmouth on Tuesday night to play the Pendleton County Wildcats.

The loss snapped Lexington Catholic's 19-game winning streak. The Knights are 19-2.

Mason County            07 12 12 09 — 40

Lexington Catholic      13 06 13 07 — 39

Mason County — Henry 14, Walton 7, Mastin 13, Hamilton 3, Bierley 3

Lexington Catholic — Doyle 7, Turner 7, R. Williams 2, Reinhart 7, M. Williams 3, Potter 13

Royals advance to the finals of the Kentucky 2A Championships with a win over McCreary Central

The Mason County Royals will play the Lexington Catholic Knights in the championship game of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament after beating the McCreary Central Raiders 72-54 in the semifinals on Saturday night at the Owensboro Sportscenter.

All five Mason County starters scored in double figures. Terrell Henry scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Riley Mastin had 18 points and seven rebounds. Braylon Hamilton hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points. Philip Bierley added 10 points and 10 rebounds. KG Walton scored 10 points and dished out seven assists.

The Royals were up 32-18 at halftime and led by 25 points in the third quarter.

Mason County is 16-2 and has won six straight games.

The championship game is scheduled on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CST).

Mason County            22 10 17 23 — 72

McCreary Central       11 07 13 12 — 54

Mason County — Henry 18, Walton 10, Mastin 18, Hamilton 14, Bierley 10, Horch 2

McCreary Central — Giglio 6, McKinney 14, Shook 2, R. Farris 6, B. Farris 7, Privett 2, Stephens 17

Royals beat Magoffin County 72-62 and advance to semis of Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament

Five Royals scored in double figures and Mason County defeated the Magoffin County Hornets 72-62 in the quarterfinal round of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Friday night.

Terrell Henry had 25 points and six rebounds. KG Walton had 14 points and five assists. Philip Bierley scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Carter McClanahan and Riley Mastin scored 10 points apiece.

Magoffin County junior guard Aden Barnett scored 34 points.

There were nine lead changes and 10 ties in the game.

Mason County's biggest lead was 12 points at 48-36 in the third quarter.

The Royals (15-2) will play McCreary Central in the semifinals today at 6 p.m. (CST).

Mason County        12 23 15 22 — 72

Magoffin County     16 18 12 16 — 62

Mason County — Henry 25, Walton 14, McClanahan 10, Mastin 10, Hamilton 2, Bierley 11

Magoffin County — Barnett 34, G. Whitaker 12, Z. Whitaker 12, Lafferty 4

Royals defeat Campbell County 77-73

The Mason County Royals held off Campbell County's late rally and beat the Camels 77-73 on Tuesday night at Campbell County.

After trailing by four points at halftime, the Royals outscored the Camels 28-14 in the third quarter. Mason County led 68-55 early in the fourth quarter. 

There were five ties and nine lead changes through the first three quarters.

Terrell Henry led Mason County in scoring with 23 points. Riley Mastin had 21 points and nine rebounds. KG Walton made four 3-pointers, scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out eight assists. Philip Bierley had 11 points and eight rebounds. 

Aydan Hamilton had 33 points and nine rebounds for Campbell County (9-7).

Mason County (14-2) ran its winning streak to four games. The Royals will play Magoffin County in the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament in Owensboro on Friday night.

Mason County        19 18 28 12 — 77

Campbell County    20 21 14 18 — 73

Mason County — Henry 23, Walton 13, McClanahan 1, Mastin 21, Hamilton 8, Bierley 11 

Campbell County — Hamilton 33, Gross 15, Combs 3, Weinel 2, Smith 3, Jackson 11, Hill 6

Royals advance to 2A Section semifinals with an 80-54 win over Rowan County

Terrell Henry scored 19 points and the Mason County Royals beat the Rowan County Vikings 80-54 in the quarterfinal round of the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

KG Walton and Riley Mastin added 15 apiece for the Royals and Carter McClananan added 11 points.

Mason County (11-2) ended the second quarter on an 11-3 run and outscored Rowan County 45-27 in the second half.

The Royals will play Fleming County in a semifinal game on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m at Greenup County.

Mason County    16 19 23 22 — 80

Rowan County    12 14 15 12 — 54

Mason County — Henry 19, Walton 15, McClanahan 11, Mastin 15, Owens 2, Hamilton 3, Bierley 6, Feldhaus 7, Horch 2

Rowan County — Horton 3, D. Watson 7, Maxey 8, Ingles 11, Hammons 6, Slone 3, Rose 3, White 6, Z. Watson 4, Parker 3

Royals get back on track tonight.

Up next… Fleming County @ Greenup County in the 2A Section 6 Semifinals pic.twitter.com/ltmB0xHU9G

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 3, 2023

Royals lose to Lyon County in double overtime

The Mason County Royals led 39-23 in the second quarter, but lost to the Lyon County Lyons in double overtime in the third place game of the White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic on Friday night.

Lyon County junior guard Travis Perry scored 31 points and moved into second place on the Kentucky high school basketball all-time career scoring list.

Mason County (10-2) was led in scoring by Riley Mastin with 21 points. Mastin scored all of his points in the first half.

Carter McClanahan scored a career-high 17 points for the Royals. Terrell Henry and Philip Bierley added 15 points each and KG Walton followed with 10 points.

Mason County will host the Rowan County Vikings on Monday night in the Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6 Tournament.

Lyon County        20 24 16 16 02 14 — 92

Mason County     31 19 13 13 02 07 — 85

Lyon County — Perry 31, Reddick 18, Shoulders 23, Kirk 6, Breedlove 9, Co. Collins 3, Ca. Collins 2

Mason County — Henry 15, Walton 10, McClanahan 17, Mastin 21, Hamilton 7, Bierley 15

Royals lose to North Oldham, will play Lyon County in the third place game

The Mason County Royals suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday night, falling to the North Oldham Mustangs 65-51 in the semifinals of the White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic. 

After trailing by seven points at halftime, the Royals rallied to tie the score at 34-34 with 1:22 left in the third quarter.

North Oldham (11-4) was up by four points at the end of the third quarter and opened the fourth quarter on a 13-3 run to lead 53-39 with 3:39 to play.

Terrell Henry hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 10 at 59-49 with 1:22 remaining, but that's as close as Mason County would get. 

The Royals shot just 42 percent from the field. 

Henry scored a game-high 22 points. KG Walton scored 10 points before fouling with 4:03 left in the game

Mason County (10-1) will play Lyon County in the third place game on Friday at 5:30 p.m. The Royals beat Lyon County 75-72 on December 3 at Jackson County.

Mason County 11 10 15 15 — 51 

North Oldham 18 10 12 25 — 65

Mason County — Henry 22, Walton 10, McClanahan 3, Mastin 9, Hamilton 3, Bierley 4

North Oldham — Roberts 17, Higdon 7, Neal 11, Scales 9, Anderson 16, Fischer 5

Royals beat Madison Central, advance to semis of White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic

Terrell Henry scored 17 points, Riley Mastin followed with 16 points and Braylon Hamilton added 10 points, and the Mason County Royals defeated the Madison Central Indians 50-44 on Wednesday in the quarterfinal round of the White, Greer & Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

At 10-0, Mason County is off to its best start since the 2006-07 season.

The Royals fell behind 6-0, but took control of the game by outscoring the Indians 17-9 in the second quarter. 

Mason County was up 41-33 after three quarters. Madison Central got to within two points three times in the fourth quarter, but the Royals had an answer each time and ended the game on a 5-1 run.

KG Walton had 10 assists. Philip Bierley pulled down nine rebounds. 

The Royals advance to the semifinals on Thursday at 8 p.m. against the winner of the North Oldham vs. North Laurel game.

Mason County    13 17 11 09 — 50

Madison Central 16 09 08 11 — 44

Mason County — Henry 17, Walton 2, Mastin 16, Hamilton 12, Bierley 3

Madison Central — Harrison 10, Davis 13, Todd 5, West 11, Mullins 5

Terrell Henry leads Royals to a 65-63 win over Bracken County

Terrell Henry scored 27 points including the game-winning jump shot with two seconds to play and the Mason County Royals edged the Bracken County Polar Bears 65-63 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the White, Greer and Maggard Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic.

It's Mason County's 32nd consecutive win over Bracken County.

The Royals scored the first 10 points of the game and led by seven points at halftime. 

Mason County was up 41-34 midway through the third quarter, but a technical foul on the Royals swung the momentum to the Polar Bears.

Blake Reed, who poured in 47 points, including his 3,000th career point, scored eight straight points to give Bracken County its first lead at 42-41. Reed scored the final six points of the third quarter and the Polar Bears were up 50-46.

Mason County opened the fourth quarter with a 10-4 run to regain the lead. 

Bracken County answered with a 7-2 run to lead 61-58 with 2:25 to play.

The Polar Bears were up 63-60 with 1:25 remaining, but KG Walton scooped in a layup as he was falling to the floor with 1:01 to go, and Henry made 1-of-2 free throws to tie the game with 31 seconds left.

With Bracken County playing for the last shot, Henry made a diving steal at mid-court, passed the ball to Walton and the Royals called timeout with seven seconds remaining.

That set up Henry's game winning basket. Then he sealed the win by intercepting a pass as the Polar Bears tried to get the ball into front court.

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

Riley Mastin scored 13 points and had nine rebounds for Mason County. Walton scored 12 points and Philip Bierley added 11 points.

Cayden Reed added 14 points for Bracken County.

Mason County plays Madison Central on Wednesday at 3:30.

Bracken County takes on Holy Cross on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Mason County        16 16 14 19 — 65

Bracken County      10 15 25 13 — 63

Mason County —  Henry 27, Walton 12, Mastin 13, Hamilton 2, Bierley 11

Bracken County — C. Reed 14, B. Reed 47, Norton 2

Red hot Royals rout Fleming County 92-63

The Mason County Royals shot 63.3 percent from the field and made 10 three-pointers in a 92-63 rout of the Fleming County Panthers in the Mike Murphy Champions Classic tonight at The Fieldhouse.

After leading 44-26 at the half, the Royals outscored the Panthers 35-19 in the third quarter. Mason County (4-0) led 82-45 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, and the rest of the game was played with a running clock.

The Royals shot 60 percent from the field in the first half and 66.7 percent in the second half.

Terrell Henry scored 28 points. Riley Mastin followed with 21, KG Walton 16 and Philip Bierley 11.

Fleming County (5-1) was led in scoring by Seth Hickerson with 21 points. Lucas Jolly tossed in 20 and Adam Hargett and Isaac Frye added 10 each.

The Royals' next game is Tuesday night vs. the Holmes Bulldogs in Covington.  

The Panthers will travel to Owningsville Tuesday to play the Bath County Wildcats.

Mason County    21 23 35 13 — 92

Fleming County  14 12 19 18 — 63

Mason County — Henry 28, Butler 2, Walton 16, McClanahan 3, Mastin 21, Hamilton 7, Bierley 11, Horch 4

Fleming County — Jolly 20, Hickerson 21, Hargett 10, Frye 10, Knarr 2

End of Game 5 of the Mike Murphy Classic@MCRoyalsBBall - 92@FCBoysHoops - 63

Player of the Game - Terrell Henry pic.twitter.com/odhMMHANEd

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) December 11, 2022

Royals open the season with a 67-48 win over Rowan County

Riley Mastin, Terrell Henry, KG Walton and Braylon Hamilton scored in double figures and the Mason County Royals opened the season with a 67-48 win over the Rowan County Vikings tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Mastin scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds, Henry had 14 points and seven rebounds, Walton followed with 11 points and Hamilton tossed in 10 points.

Mason County — 20 12 11 24 — 67

Rowan County — 08 07 15 18 — 48

Mason County — Routt 2, Henry 14, Walton 11, McClanahan 3,

Mastin 15, Scilley 4, Hamilton 10, Bierley 8

Rowan County — D. Watson 11, Maxey 7, Ingles 2, White 2, Hammonds 4, Wilburn 20, Z. Watson 2

Mason County defeats Greenup County 27-14 for a school record 13th win and a trip to the state semifinals

The undefeated Mason County Royals are headed to the state semifinals with a school-record 13 wins after beating the Greenup County Musketeers 27-14 Friday night at home in the third round of the Class AAA playoffs. 

The Royals outscored the Musketeers 20-0 in the second half for the third region championship in program history and the first since 2003.

Keyshaun Thomas threw two touchdown passes to KG Walton and one to Isaac Marshall. 

Caden Clark-Roberts rushed 27 yards for a touchdown.

Terrell Henry had three huge defensive plays in the second half: two interceptions and a tackle that stopped Greenup County on 4th-and-one at the Royals' 11 yard line. His second pick was in the end zone with 2:24 left in the game. Mason County was then able to run out the clock.

The Royals will play the Bardstown Tigers in Bardstown next week. The Tigers, also 13-0, defeated Union County 66-33 Friday night.

Christian Academy-Louisville will host Ashland in the other semifinal game.

GC 2nd Q 9:04 Tyson Sammons 40 yard run (Carson Wireman kick) GC 7, MC 0

MC 2nd Q 3:26 KG Walton 14 yard pass from Keshaun Thomas (Austin Moreland kick) GC 7, MC 7

GC 2nd Q 00:31 Tyson Sammons 8 yard run (Carson Wireman kick) GC 14, MC 7

MC 3rd Q 5:35 Isaac Marshall 23 yard pass from Keshaun Thomas (Austin Moreland kick) GC 14, MC 14

MC 3rd Q 2:21 KG Walton 47 yard pass from Keshaun Thomas (Austin Moreland kick) MC 21, GC 7

MC 3rd Q 1:08 Caden Clark-Roberts 24 yard run (kick blocked) MC 27, GC 14

13-0! On to the State Semis! #TogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/Bi6pzHszOk

— Mason Co. Football (@MasonCoFootball) November 19, 2022

Regional Champs!!! 13-0! pic.twitter.com/umJIU2KQuM

— Mason County Schools (@MasonCoSchools) November 19, 2022

Royals advance to the third round of the playoffs with a 25-0 victory Estill County

The Mason County Royals defeated the Estill County Engineers 25-0 tonight at home in the second round of the Class AAA football playoffs. 

It's the Royals' second straight shutout, and Mason County is 12-0 for just the second time in program history. 

Four different Royals scored touchdowns: Caden Clark-Roberts on a 70-yard run, Isaac Marshall on a 25-yard pass from Keshaun Thomas, KG Walton on a 37-yard run and Thomas on a one-yard quarterback sneak.

Mason County will host the Greenup County Musketeers in the third round next week. The Royals beat the Muskeeteers 34-29 in the final game of the regular season. 

Greenup County defeated Lawrence County 28-7 tonight.

MC 2nd Q 8:49 Caden Clark-Roberts 70 yard run (pass failed) MC 6, EC 0

MC 2nd Q 00:35 Isaac Marshall 25 yard pass from Keshaun Thomas (run failed) MC 12, EC 0

MC 3rd Q 6:20 KG Walton 37 yard run (run failed) MC 18, EC 0

MC 4th Q 1:37 Keshaun Thomas 1 yard run (Austin Moreland kick) MC 25, EC 0

Another Opponent…Same Result!

On to the Region Championship in a rematch against Greenup County. pic.twitter.com/txQPndVSL9

— Mason Co. Athletics (@RoyalsAth1etics) November 12, 2022