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

Middleton scores 5 points as Kentucky All-Stars lose

Russ Middleton scored five points in the Kentucky All-Stars' 78-65 loss to the Indiana All-Stars Saturday in Indianapolis. The two teams meet again Sunday at Bellarmine University in Louisville.


(Photo credit: Mark Day)

Middleton to play in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star games

Mason County all-stater Russ Middleton will play for the Kentucky All-Star basketball team in the annual series against the Indiana All-Stars this weekend. University of Kentucky recruit Jon Hood is Kentucky's Mister Basketball. The games will be played Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and Sunday at Bellarmine University in Louisville. The girls' game begins at 3 p.m. and the boys' game begins at 5 p.m.

Russ Middleton selected as a Kentucky All-Star

Mason County senior Russ Middleton has been selected to play for the Kentucky All-Star team in the annual series against the Indiana All-Stars. Tryouts were held last weekend at Campbellsville University. Middleton was named Most Valuable Player of the East All-Stars in the KABC East/West Charity All-Star Game and was a co-MVP in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star game. The Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Classic games will be played June 13 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and June 14 at Bellarmine University in Louisville. Here is the Kentucky All-Star team roster:

Jon Hood, Madisonville-North Hopkins (Mr. Basketball)
Darren Ballou, Adair County
DeLon Butler, Apollo
Ethan Faulkner, Elliott County
Evan Faulkner, Elliott County
Cory Jackson, Shawnee
Russ Middleton, Mason County
C. J. Penny, Anderson County
Vee Sanford, Lexington Catholic
Corey Wilford, Christian County
Aaron Wilson, Fulton City
Ridge Wilson, Central

Head Coach – Tony Hopper, Apollo
Assistant Coach – Mike Listerman, Covington Catholic

Middleton a co-MVP of Kentucky All-Star team

Mason County senior Russ Middleton was named a co-MVP after Kentucky beat Ohio 100-91 in the annual Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game Saturday. Here is a link to Jody Demling's blog report on the game.

Russ Middleton named to all-state teams, Treg Setty honorable mention

Mason County senior Russ Middleton received two all-state honors today. Middleton was named to the Lexington Herald-Leader first team and to the Louisville Courier-Journal second team. Mason County sophomore Treg Setty received honorable mention for the Courier-Journal All-State Team.

Herald-Leader

Courier-Journal

Middleton East All-Stars' MVP

Mason County senior Russ Middleton was named Most Valuable Player of the East All-Stars in the 2009 KABC East/West Charity All-Star Game Saturday at Transylvania University. Middleton scored 22 points and had eight rebounds and six assists in a 118-114 loss to West All-Stars. Mason County Coach Chris O'Hearn coached the East All-Stars.

KABC 10th Region Player of the Year Russ Middleton of Mason County

Photo credit: Jason Butler

O'Hearn to coach East All-Stars Saturday

Mason County Coach Chris O'Hearn will coach the East All-Stars in the 2009 KABC East/West Charity All-Star Game presented by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches. Mason County senior Russ Middleton is on the East All-Star team. The game will be played Saturday at 3:15 p.m. at Transylvania University. Proceeds from the game will go to support Coaches vs. Cancer and the KABC Coaches Catastrophic Assist Fund.

Middleton nominated to McDonald's All-American Team

Mason County senior Russ Middleton has been nominated to the 2009 McDonald's All-American High School Boys Basketball Team. Middleton received a certificate from local McDonald's representatives Ann Cascio and Brenda Jackson in a pre-game ceremony at The Fieldhouse tonight.

Middleton signs with Georgetown College

Mason County senior Russ Middleton signed today to play basketball at Georgetown College. Middleton verbally committed to Georgetown College last October. He averaged 15 points a game playing point guard for the state champions last season. He was named to the all-state tournament team. Push play on the flash-based media below to listen to some comments from Middleton and Georgetown College Coach Happy Osborne.

Gabcast! Russ Middleton Signs with Georgetown College #0