Lady Royals cruise past Lady Saints 59-29 for fifth straight district championship

The Mason County Lady Royals defeated the St. Patrick Lady Saints 59-29 tonight in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

It's the Lady Royals' fifth straight district championship.

Mason County led 19-6 at the end of the first quarter and 37-11 at the half.

The Lady Royals took a 54-19 lead with 5:59 left in the fourth quarter and the rest of the game was played with a running clock.

Rachel Payne led Mason County in scoring with 14 points. Victoria Brooks and Sam Schumacher scored 12 points apiece.

Libby Gallenstein was St. Patrick's leading scorer with eight points.

MC (18-12) Brooks 12, Henry 6, Littleton 2, Howard 3, Harrison 1, Glover 4, White 5, Payne 14, Schumacher 12

SP (12-15) Gallenstein 8, C. McKay 3, Hughes 2, Klee 7, Roush 6, L. McKay 1, Riggs 2

MC 19 18 11 11- 59
SP   06 05 08 10- 29

Lady Royals share the ball in a 61-39 victory over Holmes

Getting 19 assists on 25 field goals boosted the Mason County Lady Royals to a 61-39 victory over the Holmes Lady Bulldogs Friday night at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals shot 68.2 percent from the field in the second half.

Emma Taylor was 8-of-12 from the field and scored 17 points. Sam Schumacher followed with 11 points and Rachel Payne made 4-of-6 shots from the field and scored 10 points.

Victoria Brooks dished out nine assists.

The Lady Royals play the Augusta Lady Panthers in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament Monday at 6:30 p,m, at The Fieldhouse.

MC (16-12) Brooks 9, Henry 3, Howard 1, Littleton 3, Taylor 17, Payne 10, White 7, Schumacher 11

H (7-18) Eggleston 2, Crim 4, Manning 2, Barnett 2, Graham 23, Lewis 2, Lee 2, Hill 2

MC 16 10 23 12- 61
H    11  07 15 06- 39

Lady Royals blow 12-point lead, lose to Bourbon County, 54-52

The Mason County Lady Royals led 35-23 at the half, but lost to the Bourbon County Lady Colonels 54-52 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals were up 46-39 with seven minutes left in the game, but did not score again until the 2:41 mark.

Mason County had a chance to tie the game, but missed four shots in the closing seconds.

Emma Taylor led the Lady Royals in scoring with 11 points. Sam Schumacher added 10 points.

Mason County plays at Greenup County Thursday night.

BC (20-9) Bentley 8, Hardy 6, Murphy 19, Kelly 17, Hammelback 2, Johnson 2

MC (14-12) Brooks 9, Henry 2, Littleton 7, Taylor 11, Glover 2, Harrison 2, Payne 7, White 2, Schumacher 10

BC   16 07 16 15- 54

MC 18 17 09 08- 52

Mason County swept by Harrison County in a boys and girls DH

The Mason County Royals and Lady Royals were swept by Harrison County in a boys and girls doubleheader tonight in Cynthiana.

The Royals rallied from a 16-point third quarter deficit to tie the game with a minute to play, but lost to the Thorobreds, 75-70.
Harrison County's final eight points were on free throws.

The Lady Royals trailed the Fillies 22-8 at the end of the first quarter of a 72-49 loss.

Emma Taylor and Sam Schumacher led the Lady Royals in scoring with 13 points apiece.

The Royals were led in scoring by Jeremiah Jones with a career-high 23 points. Carson Brammer scored 12 points. Jake Swolsky tossed in 11 points and Xylon Frey added 10 points.

Tuesday night is Senior Night at Mason County. The Lady Royals play the Bourbon County Lady Colonels, followed by the Royals against the Bishop Brossart Mustangs.

Boys

HC (8-18) Turley 19, Free 18, Price 8, Linville 9, Thompson 12,
Cummins 2, Carpenter 2, Sledd 5

MC (11-14) Lofton 5, Jones 23, Brammer 12, Frey 10, Swolsky 11, Butler 3

HC  17 17 20 21- 75
MC 15 16 14 25- 70

Girls

HC (21-5) Hines 1, Ecklr 9, Halleron 3, Kellione 29, Morris 12, Clements 4, Kenney 14

MC (14-11) Brooks 7, Henry 4, Taylor 13, Harrison 2, Thomas 2, Payne 4, White 3, Schumacher 13, Gibbs 1

HC  22 12 13 25- 72
MC 08 11 17 13- 49

Lady Royals rally to tie game, but fall to NDA 41-39

The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a 10-point first quarter deficit to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but lost to the Notre Dame Academy Pandas 41-39 tonight in Park Hills.

The only tie was at 37-37 with 3:40 to play. 

Notre Dame hit 1-of-2 free throws to go up 38-37 with 58 seconds remaining. 

Mason County was called for an offensive foul with 13 seconds left. 

Notre Dame guard Danielle Rennekamp made the front end of the 1-and-1, then missed the bonus with 12 seconds to play. 

Mason County got the rebound, but lost the ball out of bounds. 

Rennekamp went back to the foul line and hit both ends of the 1-and-1 to give the Pandas a 41-37 lead with just eight seconds to go. 

Mason County forward Hannah Adkins hit a shot just before the buzzer, but the Lady Royals, who never led, came up two points short.

Rennekamp scored a game-high 21 points.

Victoria Brooks led the Lady Royals in scoring with 12 points. Sam Schumacher added 10 points.

Mason County hosts St. Henry Wednesday night.

NDA (15-9) Rennekamp 21, Feldman 9, Breeze 5, MacKnight 3, Bradshaw 3

MC (12-10) Brooks 12, Henry 2, Taylor 8, Adkins 5, Payne 2, Schumacher 10

NDA 12 12 08 09- 41
MC    07 14 08 10- 39

Taylor leads Lady Royals to a road win over Frederick Douglass

Emma Taylor scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 57-44 victory over Frederick Douglass tonight in Lexington.

Victoria Brooks scored 16 points and Sam Schumacher added 10 points. Rachel Payne had 10 rebounds.

The Lady Royals are back in action Wednesday night at Bath County.

MC (12-9) Brooks 16, Henry 5, Taylor 22, Payne 2, White 2, Schumacher 10

FD (6-15) Jackson 28, Brooks 2, Buckman 4, Lee 2, Taylor 8

MC 15 16 13 13- 57
FD  15 10 09 10- 43

2nd quarter dooms Lady Royals in loss to Campbell County

The Mason County Lady Royals had a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but were outscored 20-7 in the second quarter of a 56-43 loss to the Campbell County Lady Camels this afternoon at The Fieldhouse.

Campbell County outscored Mason County 33-6 from three-point range.

Mallory Holbrook hit five three-pointers and scored 19 points for the Lady Camels who snapped a six-game losing streak.

Victoria Brooks, Rachel Payne and Sam Schumacher each scored 10 points for the Lady Royals.

Mason County travels to Lexington Monday night to play Frederick Douglass.

CC (11-10) Koeninger 13, Miller 2, Russell 4, Jackson 6, Turner 3, Wells 2, Holbrook 19

MC (11-9) Brooks 10, Littleton 1, Taylor 7, Thomas 2, Payne 10, White 3, Schumacher 10

CC  07 20 13 16- 56
MC 12 07 14 10- 43

(Updated to correct that Cambell County outscored Mason County 20-7 in the second quarter instead of 22-7.)

Lady Royals routed by Ashland Kittens

The Mason County Lady Royals were routed by the Ashland Kittens 74-43 this afternoon at the Lady Royals Gymnasium.

Ashland led 30-14 at the end of the first quarter. Mason County got to within seven points in the third quarter, but the Kittens scored 17 straight points to start a 22-3 run.

The Lady Royals shot 33.3 percent from the field and were 0-of-6 from three-point range.

Mason County was led in scoring by Sam Schumacher and Rachel Payne with 13 points apiece.

The Lady Royals play the Lewis County Lions in Vanceburg Monday night.

A (12-6) Miller 5, Bradley 8, Sorrell, Trogdon 3, Fulton 6, Cullop 2, Parker 25, Mir. Martin 4, Mik. Martin 11, Adkins 1

MC (10-8) Brooks 4, Howard 3, Taylor 8, Harrison 2, Payne 13, Schumacher 13

A     30 05 22 17- 74

MC 14 12 09 08- 43

Lady Royals rally to beat Boone County

The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a 16-point third quarter deficit to beat the Boone County Lady Rebels 61-55 tonight in Florence.

The Lady Royals outscored the Lady Rebels 21-8 in the fourth quarter.

Mason County shot 58.7 percent from the field.

Sam Schumacher led Mason County in scoring with 18 points.
Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor scored 13 points apiece.

The Lady Royals host the Ashland Kittens Saturday at the Lady Royals gym.

MC (10-7) Brooks 13, Henry 2, Littleton 2, Taylor 13, Adkins 8, Payne 2, White 3, Schumacher 18

BC (6-8) Avila 2, Holder 16, A. Anderson 24, K. Anderson 11, Brown 2

MC 14 13 13 21- 61
BC 10 25 12 08-  55  

Lady Royals routed by Scott in Section 3 semis of Kentucky 2A Championships

The Mason County Lady Royals fell behind by 19 points in the first quarter and were routed by the Scott Eagles 83-55 in the Section 3 semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Scott scored 44 points off Mason County's 30 turnovers. The Lady Royals committed 13 turnovers in the first quarter.

The Lady Eagles had a 17-0 run in the first quarter and a 15-0 run in the second quarter and led 55-26 at the half.

Scott sophomore Mya Meredith scored 26 of her game-high 37 points in the first half. She had 13 rebounds.

Scott led by as many as 34 points in the fourth quarter.

Sam Schumacher had a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Mason County. Emma Taylor added 14 points.

The Lady Royals play the Boone County Lady Rebels in Florence Tuesday night.

S (11-7) Coleman 4, Secrist 18, Meredith 37, Buemi 1, Howard 3, Profitt 4, Allen 12, Kallmeyer 4

MC (9-7) Brooks 4, Henry 2, Taylor 14, Harrison 2, Adkins 3, Sims 2, Payne 6, Schumacher 21

S     28 27  11 17- 83
MC 09 17  15 14- 55


(Updated to correct the final score.)

Lady Royals and Royals advance in Kentucky 2A Championships

The Mason County Lady Royals and Royals both advanced to the Section 3 semifinals of the Kentucky 2A Championships with victories over Pendleton County tonight in Falmouth.

The Lady Royals outscored the Lady Wildcats 34-9 in the first half on their way to a 59-34 win.

Sam Schumacher led Mason County in scoring with 11 points.

Carson Brammer and Braden May combined for 38 points to lead the Royals to a 66-53 victory over the Wildcats.

May scored 13 of his 18 points in the first quarter and Brammer scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the third quarter. Xylon Frey had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Jaylen Lofton had 10 assists.

The Royals had 20 assists on 28 field goals and led by as many as 24 points.

Pendleton County has lost six straight games since its all-time leading scorer, Dontaie Allen, suffered a season-ending knee injury.

The Lady Royals and Royals both play Scott in the semifinals at The Fieldhouse. The girls' game is Thursday night and the boys' game is Friday night.

Girls

MC (9-6) Brooks 8, Schumacher 11, Payne 6, Taylor 7, White 6, Henry 4, Littleton 5, Adkins 7, Harrison 2, Sims 3

PC (7-8) Turner 7, Manor 8, Eckart 4, Verst 4, Pugh 4, Jones 4, Burgemeir1, Aulick 2

MC 15 19 15 10- 59

PC   05 04 10 15- 34

Boys

MC (7-8) Lofton 3, May 18, Jones 7, Swolsky 4, Frey 10, Brammer 20, Perry 4

PC (9-9) Monroe 3, Thomas 12, Sullivan 15, Barnard 5, Booth 13,

Gregg 5

MC 21 08 22 15- 66

PC  09 12 08  24- 53

Lady Royals routed by Bethlehem 65-45 in Plan B Apparel 2018 Holiday Classic

The Mason County Lady Royals only made two field goals in the first half and trailed 39-13 at the half in a 65-45 loss to the Bethlehem Banshees tonight in the championship game of the Plan B Apparel 2018 Holiday Classic at Bourbon County.

Bethlehem led by as many as 29 points in the fourth quarter.

The Lady Royals shot 12-of-48 (25 percent) from the field for the game including 1-of-10 on three-pointers.

Sam Schumacher led Mason County in scoring with 11 points. Emma Taylor tossed in 10 points.

The Lady Royals host the West Carter Lady Comets Wednesday night.

B (12-1) Beam 4, Sparks 6, Hodges 20, Thompson 12, Mudd 2, Spalding 3, Reith 3, Livers-Bryant 3, Young 6, 

MC (7-5) Brooks 8, Henry 3, Howard 1, Taylor 10, Adkins 2, Simms 4, Payne 6, Schumacher 11

B     17 22 13 13- 65

MC 04 09 12 20- 45

Lady Royals advance to tourney finals with a 67-66 win over St. Henry

The Mason County Lady Royals held off St. Henry's fourth quarter rally and advanced to the championship game of the Plan B Apparel 2018 Holiday Classic at Bourbon County with a 67-66 victory in the semifinals tonight.

The Lady Royals led by as many as 13 points in fourth quarter. St. Henry closed to within three at 66-63. Victoria Brooks made one-of-two free throws and St. Henry hit a meaningless three-pointer at the buzzer.

Brooks scored a game-high 17 points. Emma Taylor followed with 16 points and Sam Schumacher had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Mason County will play Bethlehem Banshees in the championship game Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

MC (7-4) Brooks 17, Taylor 16, Schumacher 13, Adkins 9, Henry 4, Howard 3, Payne 3, White 1, Littleton 1

SH (8-3) Evans 9, Schaefer 8, Millay 8, Ferris 10, Flanagan 11, Ives 10, Lloegbunam 8


MC 12 11 23 21- 67
SH  10 11 13 32- 66

Schumacher and Harrison lead Lady Royals to a 59-55 victory over Oldham County

Sam Schumacher scored 18 points and Nariyah Harrison added 15 points to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 59-55 victory over the Oldham County Lady Colonels tonight in the opening round of the Plan B Apparel 2018 Holiday Classic at Bourbon County.

There were eight ties and 11 lead changes in the game.

After a 43-43 tie, the Lady Royals went on a 12-0 run and held on for their sixth win of the season.

Mason County overcame 22 turnovers by shooting 50 percent from the field.

The Lady Royals will play St. Henry in the semifinals Friday at 7:15 p.m.

MC (6-4) Brooks 9, Henry 2, Littleton 2, Taylor 3, Harrison 15,

Adkins 8, Payne 2, Schumacher 18

OC (9-3) Duke 12, Roehrig 3, Clark 7, S. Head 13, A. Head 14, Swanson 6

MC 10 14 16 19- 59

OC 13 12 14 16-  55

Lady Royals rout Newport 65-7

The Mason County Lady Royals led 52-0 and routed the winless Newport Lady Wildcats 65-7 tonight in Newport.

Mason County led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, 39-0 at halftime and 54-3 at the end of the third quarter.

Newport was 3-of-27 (11.1 percent) from the field and had 40 turnovers.

Sam Schumacher scored 14 points on 7-of-10 from the field. Hannah Adkins made 5-of-8 shots for 11 points.

The Lady Royals' next game is December 27 versus Oldham County in the Plan B Apparel Holiday Classic at Bourbon County.

MC (5-4) Thompson 2, Brooks 4, Henry 8, Howard 4, Littleton 3, Glover 8, Adkins 11, Simms 3, Payne 3, White 5

N (0-7) Nellem 2, Miller 3, Baccas 2

MC 14 25 15 11- 65

N     0   0   3   4-    7

Lady Royals lose to Simon Kenton 56-36 in Independence

The Mason County Lady Royals committed 25 turnovers and shot just 29.4 percent from the field in a 56-36 loss to the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers in Independence tonight.

The Lady Royals only made 3-of-17 shots in the second half.

Sam Schumacher led Mason County in scoring with 14 points.

The Lady Royals host Bishop Brossart Saturday at 6 p.m. in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic.

SK (3-3) Jones 10, Vickers 8, Stamper 14, Bush 7, Webb 10, Baker 2, Harris 3, Schawe 2

MC (3-3) Brooks 7, Henry 2, Littleton 3, Harrison 2, Payne 5, White 3, Schumacher 14

SK  14 14 18 10- 56

MC 08 11 06 11- 36

Lady Royals lose to NewCath in Donna Murphy Classic

The Mason County Lady Royals were outscored 16-7 in the third quarter of a 57-48 loss to the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds this afternoon in the Donna Murphy Classic at Newport High School.

Both teams shot 41.7 percent from the field and Mason County five more field goals than NewCath, but the Thoroughbreds hit 6-of-14 three-pointers and were 21-of-40 from the free throw line. The Lady Royals were 0-of-5 from beyond the arc and 8-of-14 on foul shots.

There were five ties and four lead changes in the game.

Mason County was led in scoring by Rachel Payne and Sam Schumacher with 11 points apiece. Emma Taylor added 10 points.

The Lady Royals host the Bracken County Lady Bears at The Fieldhouse Tuesday at 6 p.m.

NCC (3-2) Heck 6, Kinnett 7, Murphy 13, Kuetemeyer 5, Zimmerman 11, Turner 12, Vogt 3

MC (2-2) Brooks 8, Henry 6, Walton 2, Taylor 10, Payne 11, Schumacher 11

NCC  14 10 16 17- 57

MC    12 10 07 19- 48

Lady Royals pull away in 2nd half for a 58-23 victory over Paris

After leading by just four points at the end of the first quarter, the Mason County Lady Royals outscored the Paris Lady Hounds 15-5 in the second quarter and 28-7 in the second half to open the season with a 58-23 victory tonight at the Lady Royals Gym.

Paris only had one field goal in the second half and was just 6-of-36 (16.1 percent) from the field for the game.

Mason County shot 44.2 percent from the field and made 5-of-11 (45.5 percent) three-pointers. 

Victoria Brooks had a game-high 14 points for the Lady Royals.

Sam Schumacher followed with 13 points and Lexi Thompson added 11 points.

Mason County plays at East Carter Friday night.

MC (1-0) Thompson 11, Brooks 14, Littleton 5, Glover 2, Payne 5, White 8, Schumacher 13

P (0-1) Tye 6, Strings 7, Garrard 4, Jackson 1, Cowan 5

MC 15 15 12 16- 58

P     11 05 05 02- 23