Camels lose in state quarterinals

The Campbell County Camels appeared to be well on their way to the semifinals of the 101st Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen when they built an 11-point lead in the third quarter Friday night, but Oldham County senior Travis Henderson swished a corner three-pointer with 1.9 seconds to play to give the Colonels a 56-55 quarterfinal round victory over the Camels.

Campbell County led 28-23 at halftime and 42-31 with 54 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

Oldham County rallied to tie the score at 53-53 with 44 seconds left in the game.

The Camels regained the lead on Joel Day's jumper with 29 seconds remaining.

After the Colonels took a timeout with 8.8 seconds to go, Jackson Gibson fed a pass to Henderson in the left corner and Henderson hit the game-winner. It was just the second lead change of the game.

Afer a Campbell County timeout, Tanner Clos missed a half-court heave as the buzzer sounded.

Campbell County had nine turnovers in the second half and was 7-of-15 from the free throw line in the game.

Campbell County coach Aric Russell said the free throw shooting was the biggest backbreaker for his team.

The loss snapped Campbell's County's nine-game winning streak and is just the sixth loss of the season for the Camels.

Drew Wilson led Campbell County in scoring with 16 points.

Reid Jolly had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Tanner Lawrence added 10 points and six rebounds.

Day had five points and six assists and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Henderson and Zach Larimore scored 19 of Oldham County's 21 fourth quarter points.

Larimore ended up with a game-high 23 points and Henderson finished with 18 points and nine rebounds.

Oldham County will play Covington Catholic in the  lower bracket semifinal tonight.

Scott County and Warren Central meet in the upper bracket semifinal.

OC (31-5) Henderson 18, Larimore 25, Gibson 6, Brewer 3, Harper 2, Mclarty 6

CC (29-6) Day 5, Clos 2, Wilson 16, Jolly 14, Schaffer 3, Russell 5, Lawrence 10

OC 15 08 12 21- 56
CC 12 16 15 12- 55

Campbell Co. tops UHA for first victory in state tournament

The Campbell County Camels outscored the University Heights Blazers 28-16 in the third quarter and withstood a 31-point performance by UHA junior KyKy Tandy for an 82-65 victory in the opening round of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen today at Rupp Arena.

It's Campbell County's first-ever win in the state tournament.

UHA led 29-22 with 5:10 to play in the second quarter, but the Camels ended the half with a 11-2 run to lead 33-31 at intermission. 

Campbell County opened the third quarter with a 6-0 and led 61-47 at the end of the quarter.

UHA closed to within 71-63 with 2:28 left in the game, but the Camels answered with seven straight points.

Joel Day led Campbell County in scoring with 23 points. He also had seven assists and six rebounds.

Tanner Clos had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. He dished out five assists.

Reid Jolly scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds. 

Drew Wilson added 11 points.

Campbell County advances to the quarterfinals and will play Friday at 6:30 p.m. against the winner of tonight's game between Oldham County and McCracken County.

CC (29-5) Day 23, Clos 21, Jolly 20, Wilson 11, Schaefer 4, Russell 2, Wirth 1

UHA (23-8) Tandy 31, McGowan 8, Hollowell 11, Lovan 11, Dorsey 2, Quarles 2

CC     16 17 28 21- 82
UHA 22 09 16 18- 65

Campbell Co. tops Scott 68-62 for 10th Region title

Reid Jolly scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Campbell County Camels to a 68-62 victory over the Scott Eagles tonight in the championship game of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

It's Campbell County's third region title in five seasons.

The Camels led 32-21 with 3:20 left in the second quarter, but Scott pulled to within two at 34-32 at the end of the half and led 46-45 at the end of the third quarter. 

Campbell County scored the first four points of the fourth quarter and had the lead the rest of the game.

The Camels were up 65-56 with 38 seconds remaining after Nate Schaefer hit two free throws, but Scott guard Nelson Perrin made two three-pointers to make it interesting.

Perrin's second trey cut Campbell County's lead to four at 66-62 with 18 seconds to play, and the Camels committed a turnover trying to inbound the ball against the Eagles'press.

But Perrin was called for traveling while attempting to shoot another three-pointer.

Campbell County point guard Joel Day sank two free throws to seal the victory.

The Camels outshot the Eagles 54.8 percent to 45.3 percent and won the rebounding battle 33-20.

Tanner Clos scored 13 points including his 1,000th career point for Campbell County.

Day and Drew Wilson scored 11 points apiece.

Perrin led Scott in scoring with 19 points.

Trey Meister tossed in 16 points and Chad Ohmer added 14 points.

Jolly, Day, Clos, Wilson, Perrin, Meister and Ohmer were named to the All Tournament Team.

Campbell County will play 2nd Region champion University Heights Academy in the first round of  the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 at noon on Thursday, March 15 at Rupp Arena.

CC (28-5) Wilson 11, Jolly 21, Schaefer 6, Clos 13, Day 11, Lawrence 6

S (23-9) Ohmer 14, Hunter 4, Meister 16, Perrin 19, Pouncy 4, Joyce 5

Camels top Royals 77-68

The Campbell County  Camels scored the final six points of the game to seal a 77-68 victory over the Mason County Royals tonight at The Fieldhouse.

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

Campbell County led by eight points in the second quarter.

Mason County was up 56-50 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, but Campbell County went on a  17-4 run to lead 67-60 with just under five minutes to play.

The Royals closed to within 71-68 with 1:19 left, but the Camels hit 6 of 6 free throws in the final minute to record their 13th victory.

With Campbell County's leading scorer on the season- Reid Jolly-  sidelined with an injury and an illness, senior guard Tanner Clos stepped up and scored a game-high 29 points.

Joel Day and Drew Wilson scored 12 points apiece. 

Nate Schafer, who was averaging 1.8 points a game, scored all 11 of his points in the fourth quarter. He hit three three-pointers.

Mason County only played six players. Freshman guard Jeremiah Jones was out sick.

Leevi Dunaway also was under the weather, but he scored a team-high 19 points.

Jayden Steward scored 18 points, Jaylen Lofton had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Dalton Perkins followed with 10 points.

Mason County plays Holmes in Covington Saturday.

CC (13-2) Day 12. Clos 29, Wilson 12, Lawrence 4, Russell 2, Helton 5, Schafer 11, Wirth 2

MC (8-6) Dunaway 19, Lofton 11, Perkins 10, Boyd 6, Steward 18, Frey 4

CC 16 16 16 29- 77

MC 15 15 24 14- 68


(Updated to correct that Tanner Clos is a senior.)

Pig Williams buzzer-beating 3-pointer gives Mason Co a 72-70 win over Campbell County

Antwavon "Pig" Williams buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave the Mason County Royals a 72-70 win over the Campbell County Camels tonight in the opening game of the 10th Region Tournament at the Montgomery County High School Arena.

Mason County trailed by 12 points early in the second quarter, but rallied to lead 64-58 with 3:21 left in the game.

Campbell County regained the lead with an 8-0 run. Conner Sweeney made a reverse layup to tie he game at 66-66. Matt Wilson scored to put the Camels back in front. Darren Williams hit a corner 3 to give the Royals a 69-68 lead with 17 seconds left. Trent McGovney hit a jumper from the free throw to regain the lead for the Camels with seven seconds left. Mason County called a timeout with 6.7 seconds to go. Leevi Dunaway drove into front court, passed the ball to Pig Williams who took one dribble before draining the deep 3-pointer for the win.

There were seven ties and 11 changes in the game. Nine of the lead changes were in the fourth quarter.

Pig Williams led Mason County is scoring with 25 points. Isaiah Garrison followed with 15. Conner Sweeney scored 13 and Darren Williams added 12.

Wilson had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Cole Hegyi scored 19 points for the Camels before fouling out with 3:21 to play. Tanner Clos added 13 points.

The win is Mason County's first in the 10th Region Tournament since 2012. Campbell County was the two-time defending champion of the region.

Mason County will play the Paris Greyhounds in the semifinals Monday night. Paris defeated Harrison County 75-60 tonight.

MC (21-10) A. Williams 25, Garrison 15, Lofton 4, Sweeney 13, D. Williams 12, Dunaway 3

CC (19-13) McGovney 4, Bertsch 7, Wilson 27, Hegyi 19, Clos 13

MC 17 16 16 23- 72

CC 25 14 15 16-  70