Augusta and Mason County semifinal winners in boys' 39th District Tournament

The Augusta Panthers and the Mason County Royals will meet in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament on Thursday night after picking up lopsided wins in the semifinals on Tuesday night.

Augusta 76, St. Patrick 39

Keeton Bach scored 18 points, Noland Young 17 and Will Kelsch 14 as Augusta picked up its 18th win of the season.

Amari Myrick scored 19 points for St. Patrick which ended the season with a 3-24 record.

Augusta (18-9) only led by four points late in the first quarter, but ended the first half on a 34-9 run and went to the locker room with a 48-19. The Panthers got the running clock with 6:04 remaining in the third quarter.

Augusta            18 30 17 11 — 76

St. Patrick        10 09 11 09 — 39

Augusta —   Kiskaden 5, Reynolds 6, Dean 2, Napier 4, Hamm 5, Carl 2, Kelsch 14, Hesler 3, Bach 17, Young 18

St. Patrick —  Teitelbaum 3, Reed 4, R. Ignacio 2, Myrick 19, Lopez 6, Watts 2, A. Ignacio 3 

Mason County 83, Bracken County 56

Braeden Myrick made six 3-pointers and led five Royals in double figures with 23 points as Mason County ran its winning streak to six games.

Teegin Routt scored nine of his career-high 16 points in the first quarter, Garryon McClain followed with 12 points and Cole Horch and Jace Merz each had 10 points.

Noah Nelson had an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double for Bracken County (10-21). Teegan Feldhaus tossed in 11 points and Greg Benedict added 10.

Mason County (15-13) jumped out to a 7-0 lead, was up 43-28 at the half and led by as many as 30 points in the second half.

Mason County            20 23 20 20 — 83

Bracken County         10 18 12 16 — 56

Mason County — Routt 16, McClain 12, Metts 6, Myrick 23, Horch 10, Garrison 3, Merz 10, B. Malone 3

Bracken County — Kirk 3, Buchanan 9, Nelson 18, Feldhaus 11, Benedict 10, Wallingford 2, Apolonio 3

Myrick scores 26 points in Royals 74-66 win over Bracken County

Braeden Myrick made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points and Cole Horch added 19 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 74-66 win over the Bracken County Polar Bears on Thursday night at The Fieldhouse.

Noah Nelson had a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds for Bracken County. Nash Jefferson scored 14 points and Teegan Feldhaus added 13 points.

Mason County trailed 12-5 early before reeling off 15 straight points. The Royals led 39-21 in the third quarter. The final eight-point margin was as close as the Polar Bears would get.

Mason County 9-7 will play Montgomery County on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Lake Kelly Classic at Fleming County.

Bracken County (5-13) will host Augusta on Saturday night.

Mason County        15 17 21 21 — 74

Bracken County     12 09 18 27 — 66

Mason County — Routt 3, McClain 9, Metts 6, Myrick 26, Lang 2, Jones 4, Horch 19, B. Malone 5

Bracken County — Buchanan 3, Nelson 23, Feldhaus 13, Benedict 7, Jefferson 14, Wallingford 4, Tucker 2

Royals top Polar Bears 81-55 for fourth straight win

The Mason County Royals ran their winning streak to four games with an 81-55 road victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears on Tuesday night.

Braeden Myrick led the Royals in scoring with 26 points and dished out six assists. Cole Horch had 24 points, six rebounds and four steals. Garryon McClain added a career-high 20 points.

Noah Nelson poured in 28 points for Bracken County. Teegan Feldhaus added 13 points.

Mason County (5-1) will be back in action on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. vs. Conner at the Scott Winter Classic.

Bracken County (3-5) will host Bishop Brossart on Wednesday night.

Mason County  25 17 20 19 — 81

Bracken County 08 17 19 11 — 55

Mason County — Routt 9, McClain 20, Myrick 26, C. Malone 2, Horch 24

Bracken County — Buchanan 6, Nelson 28, Feldhaus 13, Benedict 2, Whitten 4, Burton 2

Polar Bears top Saints 77-32

Thirteen Bracken County players scored as the Polar Bears defeated the visiting St. Patrick Saints 77-32 on Friday night.

Ashton Buchanan led Bracken County in scoring with 14 points, Noah Nelson tossed in 13, Teegan Feldhaus followed with 12 and Ben Sweet added 11.

Amari Myrick scored 18 points for St. Patrick

Bracken County 17 21 18 21 — 77

St. Patrick          10 09 13 00 — 32

Bracken County — Buchanan 14, Nelson 13, Feldhaus 12, Jefferson 3, Whitten 4, Kirk 3, Benedict 6, Fite 2, Mastin 4, Tucker 2, Apolonio 1, Spencer 2, Sweet 11

St. Patrick — Myrick 18, Ignacio 6, Sammons 2, Reed 6

Braeden Myrick makes seven 3s and scores 23 points as the Royals win their eighth straight district championship

Braeden Myrick made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points as the Mason County Royals won their eighth straight 39th District title with an 83-54 victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears on Thursday night in the championship game of the tournament at Bracken County. 

Myrick made five 3-pointers in the first quarter. Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 19 points. Jake Feldhaus had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Bracken County (11-19) was led by Noah Nelson with 14 points. Jack Whitten followed with 13 points and Chase Archibald added 12.

Mason County (20-11) led 26-8 at the end of the first quarter and 37-24 at halftime. The Royals opened the second half with a 12-0 run and were up 60-34 at the end of the third quarter.

Both teams move on to the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County                26 11 23 23 — 83

Bracken County              08 16 10 20 — 54

Mason County — Myrick 23, McClanahan 8, Feldhaus 14, Scilley 4, Horch 4, Hamilton 19, Metts 4, Lang 2, Malone 2, Brookbank 3

Bracken County — Archibald 12, Nelson 14. Feldhaus 5, Buchanan 8, Whitten 13, Benedict 2

Your 2024 District Champions pic.twitter.com/nVXMKClhfJ

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Myrick finds the bottom of the net

2:45, 3Q
Mason - 54
Bracken - 30 pic.twitter.com/zOyZVX6vXW

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Too easy for Hamilton with the straight line drive

1:12, 3Q
Mason - 58
Bracken - 32 pic.twitter.com/RSRTSIG39m

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Myrick finds the bottom of the net

2:45, 3Q
Mason - 54
Bracken - 30 pic.twitter.com/zOyZVX6vXW

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) March 1, 2024

Saints lose to Bracken County

The St. Patrick Saints lost to the Bracken County Polar Bears 87-41 on Friday night in Brooksville.

Amari Myrick led St. Patrick (1-8) in scoring with 22 points and Abi Ignacio followed with 12. 

Noah Nelson poured in 28 points for Bracken County (4-14). Chase Archibald made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points and Zachary Elliott tossed in 10 points.

Both teams will be back in action Saturday in the 10th Region All "A" Classic at Nicholas County. St. Patrick will play Robertson County at 12:45. Bracken County will face Calvary Christian at 2:30.

Bracken County    33 19 22 13 — 87

St. Patrick            12 17 02 10 — 41

Bracken County — Archibald 21, Buchanan 4, Nelson 28, Feldhaus 2, Kirk 9, Jefferson 4, Whitten 4, Benedict 5, Elliott 10

St. Patrick — Reed 3, Myrick 22, Lopez 2, Sammons 2, Ignacio 12