Mason County routs Augusta 87-56 on Bulldog Night

The Mason County Royals, playing in Maysville uniforms on Bulldog Night, hit 15 three-pointers and routed the Augusta Panthers 87-56 tonight at The Fieldhouse. 

Mason County shot 58.6% from the field and 51.7% from three-point range. The Royals had 20 assists and only four turnovers.

Philip Bierley hit six three-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points for the Royals. Terrell Henry followed with 17 points. KG Walton scored 15 points on five three-pointers. Braylon Hamilton added 14 points.

Riley Mastin led Augusta in scoring with 19 points. Chase Archibald hit three three-pointers and scored 15 points. Kason Hinson added 10 points.

Both teams return to The Fieldhouse tomorrow night for the Mike Murphy Classic. Augusta plays Felicity-Franklin at 6 p.m. followed by Mason County vs. Pikeville at 7:30 p.m.

Mason County    17 24 21 23 -- 87

Augusta              17 15 15 09 -- 56

Mason County -- Mitchell 6, Henry 17, C. Butler 3, Walton 15, M. Butler 3, Booker 2, Royse 2, Hamilton 14, Bierley 25

Augusta -- Archibald 15, Ka. Hinson 10, Mastin 19, 

Ky. Hinson 4, Snapp 5, Conner 3

Royals rally for a 95-89 win over Augusta

Mason County got outplayed for the first 29 minutes of their 39th District Tournament semifinal game vs. Augusta tonight, but the Royals' full court pressure, led by Julius Booker, allowed them to hold off the upset minded Panthers.

Mason County outscored Augusta 30-18 in the fourth quarter for a 95-89 victory at The Fieldhouse.

Augusta shot 76 percent from the field in the first half, made 10-of-15 3-point shots in the game, hit 19-of-20 free throws and led by as many as 13 points.

The Royals ran their winning streak to 12 games. They move on to the district championship game Thursday night before playing in the 10th Region Tournament next week.

Mason County guard Nate Mitchell scored a game-high 31 points and dished out 10 assists. Terrell Henry scored 23 points, AP Perry tossed in 16 points and Evan Schumacher came in off the bench and scored 11 points.

Augusta was led in scoring by Kason Hinson with 25 points. Riley Mastin scored 21 points, Conner Snapp followed with 17 points and Chase Archibald added 15 points. 

Mason County    19 23 23 30 -- 95

Augusta              26 22 23 18 -- 89

Mason County -- Perry 16, Butler 6, Mitchell 31, Bierley 4, Henry 23, Schumacher 11, Booker 4

Augusta -- Ka. Hinson 25, Snapp 17, Mastin 21, Ky. Hinson 9, Archibald 15, Kelsch 2

High scoring 39th District players in opening week of season

While NBA fans are getting used to seeing 50-point performances by star players on an almost nightly basis, local high school basketball fans have been treated by several high scoring games from players on teams in the 39th District during the first week of the season.

Bracken County 8th grader Blake Reed poured in 44 points in the Polar Bears' loss to Augusta.

Augusta sophomore Kason Hinson, Mason County senior Alex Schlach and St. Patrick 8th grader Jaylan Rigdon are already members of the 30-Point Club. 

Hinson poured in 39 points against Bracken County and 36 in the Panthers' win over Sayre.

Schalch scored 32 points in the Royals' season-opening loss to Lewis County.

Rigdon tossed in 30 points in the Saints' road win over Burgin.

Who is next?

Royals rally for 71-70 victory over Bracken County in district championship game

The Mason County pulled out a 71-70 victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament tonight in The Fieldhouse.

Braden May hit the game-winning layup with nine seconds to play.

Mason County rallied from a nine-point second quarter deficit to lead 62-56 with 6:21 left in the game, but Bracken County answered with an 11-2 run to lead 67-64 with 2:05 to go.

May hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1:42 to play.

The Polar Bears regained the lead at 68-67 and had a chance to put the game away when Jaylen Lofton fouled out and was called for technical foul with 35 seconds to play. But Bracken County made just 2 of the 4 free throws and May came up with steal after the Polar Bears inbounded the ball. Xylon Frey missed a shot, but made the putback to pull the Royals to within a point.

Bracken County missed two more free throws setting up May's game-winning basket.

The Polar Bears missed two shots in the lane in the closing seconds.

It's Mason County's 26th consecutive victory Bracken County.

Lofton led Mason County in scoring with 20 points. May hit three three-pointers and scored 13 points. Frey had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jeremiah Jones added 11 points.

Bracken County freshman Kason Hinson scored 25 points. Travis Tucker had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Collin Jefferson added 10 points.

MC (14-15) Lofton 20, May 13, Jones 11, Brammer 7, Frey 13, Perry 5, K. Jones 2

BC (14-17) Cummins 8, Hinson 25, Fisher 7, Tucker 14, N, Jefferson 4, C. Jefferson 10, Gilvin 2

MC 17 16 20 18- 71
BC 20 18 15 17- 70

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

St. Patrick swept by Bracken County in girls and boys DH at The Shamrock

Nineteen days before the teams meet in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament, St. Patrick was swept by Bracken County in a girls and boys doubleheader tonight at The Shamrock.

The Lady Saints were outscored 17-6 in the fourth quarter of a 60-43 loss to the Lady Bears.

Kennedy Carl made 17-of-18 free throws and scored 19 points for Bracken County.

Makenna Roush and Libby Gallenstein were St. Patrick's leading scorers. Roush hit five three-pointers and scored 17 points. Gallenstein tossed in 13 points.

The Saints trailed by 16 points at halftime and were outscored by the Polar Bears 46-22 in the second half of a 78-38 loss.

Kason Hinson scored 24 points for the Polar Bears.

Pat McKay led St. Patrick in scoring with 11 points.

The Saints play the Berea Pirates in Berea Friday night.

The Lady Saints are back in action Saturday night on the road against the West Union Lady Dragons.

Girls

BC (8-15) Carl 19, Goecke 5, Bell 15, Wright 3, Hamilton 15,
Crouch 3, Highfield 1

SP (9-11) Gallenstein 13, Roush 17, Klee 3, C. McKay 5, Riggs 5

Boys

BC (10-13) Hinson 24, Zornes 4, Schultz 2, Cummins 4, Gilvin 2, Jefferson 2, Fisher 15, Tucker 4, Jefferson 21

SP (1-23) Hamilton 4, McKay 11, Gibbs 2, A. Briseno 3, Mastin 4, Connor 2, Rigdon 6, Muehlbauer 2, Gallenstein 4

BC 14 18 26 20- 78
SP  08 08 13 09- 48

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