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

Hinson's buzzer-beater gives Augusta a win over Scott

Kylan Hinson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Augusta Panthers over the Scott Eagles 65-62 on Friday in the consolation bracket of the Mason County Invitational Tournament.

Hinson finished with 18 points.

Augusta will play Pike County Central in the fifth place game on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Jaylen Ridgon scored 28 points to lead Pike County Central to a 73-57 victory over Tates Creek.

Kylan Hinson’s 3 at the buzzer gives Augusta a 65-62 win over Scott in the Mason County Invitational Tournament. pic.twitter.com/a8RoSWz7oR

— Danny Weddle (@DannyEWeddle) December 29, 2023

Augusta sweeps girls' and boys' doubleheader vs. St. Patrick

Augusta swept a girls' and boys' doubleheader against St. Patrick on Wednesday night at Augusta.

In the girls' game the Lady Panthers scored the first 17 points and defeated the Lady Saints 91-24. 

St. Patrick only had five players and Lillian Klee scored 22 of the Lady Saints' 24 points. 

Megan Jones led Augusta in scoring with 21 points.

In the boys' game the Panthers led 11-0 and beat the Saints 87-31.

Kylan Hinson scored a game-high 18 points for Augusta. 

St. Patrick was led in scoring by Amari Myrick with 13 points.

Girls

Augusta    32 27 14 18 — 91

St. Patrick 05 06 11 02 — 24 

Augusta — Reynolds 10, Ke. Hinson 8, R. Tackett 11, Davis 10, L. Tackett 19, Sergent 4, Ka. Hinson 4, Jones 21, Basford 2, Bradford 2

St. Patrick — Klee 22, Meyers 2

Boys

Augusta    31 35 17 14 — 87

St. Patrick 07 07 06 11 — 31

Augusta —  Reynolds 2, Jefferson 14, Hinson 18, Kelsch 8, Johnson 5, Bach 17, Young 11, Snapp 7, Dieter 5

St. Patrick — R. Igancio 3, Myrick 13, Lopez 2, Dorantes 2, Rechtin 2, A. Igancio 9

Royals defeat Augusta 87-46 for district championship

The Mason County Royals led wire-to-wire in an 87-46 win over the Augusta Panthers in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Thursday night.

It is Mason County's seventh consecutive district championship.

The loss snapped Augusta's seven-game winning streak.

The Royals jumped out to an 8-0 lead and were up 20-6 at the end of the first quarter and 44-19 at halftime.

Mason County led 65-30 with 2:46 remaining in the third quarter and the rest of the game was played with a running clock.

The largest lead was 44 points at 87-43.

Terrell Henry had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Royals (27-5). Braylon Hamilton hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 points. Riley Mastin had 14 points and six rebounds.

LJ Conner led Augusta (18-13) in scoring with 17 points. Keeton Bach followed with 12 points and Kylan Hinson had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Both teams move on to the 10th Region Tournament.

Mason County        20 24 26 17 — 87

Augusta                  06 13 19 08 — 46               

Mason County — Routt 5, Henry 19, Butler 2, Walton 4, Feldhaus 2, McClanahan 5, Mastin 14, McClain 2, Owens 8, Hamilton 15, Gibbs 2, Bierley 9

Augusta — LJ Conner 17, C. Conner 1, Hinson 10, Kelsch 3, Bach 12, Appleman 3

Panthers beat Saints 95-36

The Augusta Panthers had a 20-0 run early in the game and led 35-7 at the end of the first quarter and 60-17 at halftime on their way to a 95-36 victory over the St. Patrick Saints in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. 

Augusta scored 42 points off St. Patrick's 27 turnovers.

Conner Snapp scored a game-high 22 points for the Panthers including his 1,000th career point. Kylan Hinson followed with 16 points. Will Kelsch had 12 points and LJ Conner and Chan Conner each scored 10 points. 

Amari Myrick led St. Patrick in scoring with 16 points.

Augusta (18-12) will play Mason County in the championship game on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

St. Patrick ends the season with a 2-20 record.

 Augusta        35 25 22 13 — 95

St. Patrick     07 10 11 08 — 36

Augusta — L. Conner 10, C. Conner 10, Tr. Potts 2, Tu. Potts 2, E. Johnson 3, Hinson 16, Kelsch 12, J. Johnson 4, Bach 8, Russell 3, Parrish 2, Snapp 22, Appleman 3

St. Patrick — Brookbank 9, R. Ignacio 3, Myrick 16, Tesmer 4, 

A. Ignacio 4

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

Saints lose to Augusta

The St. Patrick Saints trailed 41-8 at the end of the first quarter and 59-12 at halftime and lost to the Augusta Panthers 96-34 on Wednesday night in Augusta. 

The Saints (1-5) were led in scoring by Amari Myrick with 19 points.

Augusta (6-4) was led by LJ Conner with 33 points and Kylan Hinson with 20 points.

Both teams are back in action on Thursday — St. Patrick plays Ripley in the Ripley Holiday Classic while Augusta will host Carroll County.

Augusta        41 18 30 07 — 96

St. Patrick     08 04 09 13 — 34         

Augusta — LJ. Conner 33, Snapp 3, Bach 5, Kelsch 9, Hinson 20, Young 4, C. Conner 4, Nelson 11, Johnson 5, Potts 2

St. Patrick — Tesmer 6, Myrick 19, A. Ignacio 3, Brookbank 2, Samudio 2, R. Igancio 2