Terrell Henry will attend Morehead State instead of Georgetown College

2023 Mason County High School graduate Terrell Henry announced on Twitter Friday night that he will continue his academic and football career at Morehead State University instead of Georgetown College. 

Henry tweeted: "After a long conversation with my family, I have decided to decommit from Georgetown college. With that being said I’d like to announce my commitment to Morehead State University!"

Henry had 26 receptions for 666 yards and nine touchdowns last season. He also played safety and had nine interceptions.

Henry also was a basketball star, averaging 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds a game his senior season. He is sixth on the Royals' all-time scoring list with 1,871 career points.

Terrell Henry to play in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game this weekend

Mason County senior Terrell Henry has been selected to play for the Kentucky All-Stars in the 30th Annual BSN Sports Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game this weekend at Thomas More University.

Henry and Trent Edwards of George Rogers Clark and the only two players from 10th Region named to the Kentucky boys' team.

Sanaa Jackson of Paris and Saniah Thomas of Pendleton County are the two 10th Region players on the Kentucky girls' team.

George Rogers Clark coach Josh Cook is the assistant coach for the boys' team.

The Slam-Jam Festival "Night of Stars" kicks off the weekend Friday at 7 p.m. with one-on-one, 3x3, a three-point shootout and a slam dunk contest. Admission is free Friday night.

The all-star games will be played Saturday with the girls' game at 5 p.m. and the boys' game at 7 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Royals lose to GRC 54-42 in the region final

Fourth quarter turnovers doomed the Mason County Royals in a 54-42 loss to the George Rogers Clark Cardinals in the championship game of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

GRC is just the second boys' basketball program to win four straight 10th Region titles. The Maysville Bulldogs had a four-peat in the 1940s. 

The Cardinals led by 10 points in the second quarter and were up 27-21 at halftime.

The Royals rallied to take a 32-31 lead late in the third quarter on Terrell Henry's an and-1 layup.

Jerone Morton answered with an and-1 basket of his own to give the Cardinals the lead for good. That was the start of a 15-1 run that gave GRC a 46-33 lead with 3:37 to play. The Cardinals outscored the Royals 20-10 in the fourth quarter.

Morton scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Reshaun Hampton and Trent Edwards each added 12 points for the Cardinals.

Henry had 13 points and seven points for Mason County. Riley Mastin had 11 points and eight rebounds.

GRC shot 50% from the field compared to 35.7% for Mason County. The Royals outrebounded the Cardinals 29-26, but GRC scored 12 points off Mason County's 14 turnovers.

GRC (27-6) advances to the UK HealthCare Boys' Basketball Sweet 16 Tournament at Rupp Arena on a nine-game winning streak. The Cardinals will play 13th Region champion North Laurel on March 16 at 8:30 p.m.

Mason County ended the season with a 29-6 record.

George Rogers Clark        10 17 07 20 — 54

Mason County                   09 12 11 10 — 42

George Rogers Clark — Hampton 12, Morton 20, Parrish 8,

Edwards 12, Maxwell 2

Mason County — Henry 13, Walton 7, McClanahan 3, 

Mastin 11, Hamilton 7, Bierley 1

Mason County and GRC advance to region finals

Terrell Henry scored 27 points and KG Walton had 25 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 75-67 win over the Campbell County Camels in the semifinals of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

Mason County (29-5) will play the George Rogers Clark Cardinals in the championship game on Tuesday at 7 p.m. GRC jumped out to a 22-2 lead and defeated the Harrison County Thorobreds 69-56 in the second game.

Henry and Walton combined to score 21 of the Royals' 24 fourth quarter points.

Braylon Hamilton made three 3-pointers and scored 13 points.

Mason County led 37-26 at halftime. Campbell County opened the third quarter on an 11-3 run to cut the Royals' lead to four points. Mason County answered with an 11-4 run to lead 51-41 at the end of the third quarter. Carter McClanahan hit two 3-pointers and Hamilton made a 3-pointer during that run.

Hamilton hit another 3-pointer to give the Royals' their biggest lead 54-41 with 6:55 remaining in the game. Campbell County closed to within six points at 65-59, but Henry and Walton made back-to-back layups to push the lead back out to 10 points with 1:03 to play.

Aydan Hamilton scored 24 points, Connor Weinel followed with 12 points, Jaiden Combs 11 and Jake Gross 10 for the Camels who ended the season with a 22-12 record.

Mason County and GRC did not meet during the regular season.

Mason County            16 21 14 24 — 75

Campbell County        14 12 15 26 — 67

Mason County — Henry 27, Walton 25, McClanahan 6, Mastin 2, Hamilton 13, Bierley 2

Campbell County — Hill 3, Gross 10, Jackson 4, Smith 3, Hamilton 24, Weinel 12, Combs 11

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George Rogers Clark    24 17 12 16 — 69

Harrison County            06 13 15 22 — 56

George Rogers Clark (26-5) — Hampton 5, Craig 1, Morton 25, Parrish 16, Edwards 12, Maxwell 10

Harrison County (27-7) — Custard 19, Smiley 7, Harris 4, 

Wilson 5, Kendall 16, Furnish 5

Hamilton drains 10 3-pointers and Royals blowout Nicholas County, Campbell County routs Paris

Braylon Hamilton made a school record 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Mason County Royals to a 107-56 win over the Nicholas County Bluejackets in the opening game of the 10th Region Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. 

The Royals will play the Campbell County Camels in the semifinals Monday at 6 p.m. Campbell County beat Paris 83-50 in the second game.

Hamilton made four 3-pointers in the first quarter, two in the second quarter and four in the third quarter to break the previous school record of nine treys shared by Robert Myrick and Chris Lofton. Hamilton and the other four starters did not play in the fourth quarter.

Riley Mastin had 15 points and nine rebounds. Terrell Henry followed with 13 points.

Wyatt Clark led Nicholas County (11-21) in scoring with 21 points.

Mason County (28-5) led 30-12 at the end of the first quarter and closed the second quarter with a 20-2 run to lead 59-28.

The Royals led 65-30 with 6:24 to play in the third quarter and the rest of the game was played with a running clock.

Mason County shot 63.6% from the field and made 16-of-33 3-point shots for 48.5%.

Mason County            30 29 27 21 — 107

Nicholas County          16 12 12 16 —  56

Mason County — Routt 2, Henry 13, Butler 2, Walton 5, Feldhaus 2, McClanahan 9, Mastin 15, McClain 7, Moran 5, Horch 6, Hamilton 30, Adams 3, Bierley 8

Nicholas County — Morris 6, P. Hatton 2, Koeder 4, Banks 5, Owens 2, J. Hatton 8, Clark 22, Jones 1, Watkins 4, Smith 2

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Campbell County    20 25 27 11 — 83

Paris                      12 08 12 18 — 50

Campbell County (22-11) — Hill 7, Gross 16, Sorgenfrel 3, Jackson 9, Johnson 2, Crowley 2, Smith 11, Hamilton 13, Weinel 11, Combs 9

Paris (17-14) — Alcorn 8, Ashford 21, Ransom 11, Bishop 4, Garr 2, Webb 2, Patterson 3, Blackwell 1

(Updated to correct that Hamilton broke the school record for 3-pointers in a game. An earlier version stated he had tied the record.)

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

Royals edge Polar Bears 43-38

Terrell Henry scored eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and the Mason County Royals beat the Bracken County Polar Bears 43-38 in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night. Mason County extended its winning streak against Bracken County to 33 games.

There were six ties and seven lead changes through the first three quarters.

Two layups by Henry to start the fourth quarter gave the Royals a 35-31 lead.

Blake Reed drained a 3-pointer to cut the Royals' lead to one.

Bracken County had a chance to regain the lead, but KG Walton came up with a steal and scored on a layup.

A basket by Devante Jefferson cut Mason County's lead to one again, but that would be the Polar Bear's last field goal.

Riley Mastin made 1-of-2 free throws to make the score 38-36 with 1:50 to play.

Henry made another layup to push the lead to four points with 56 seconds remaining. 

Henry made two free throws to boost the lead to 42-36 with only 16 seconds left.

Reed was fouled on a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining. He made 2-of-3 free throws.

KG Walton hit 1-of-2 free throws with seven seconds left.

Mastin scored 13 of his 14 points in the first half. 

Philip Bierley had a game-high seven rebounds for the Royals.

Reed finished with 18 points, 11 below his season average. He was guarded by either Henry or Walton for most of the game.

Mason County (26-5) moves on to the championship game on Thursday night to play the winner of Tuesday night's game between Augusta and St. Patrick.

Bracken County ends the season with a 16-14 record.

Mason County        10 12 09 12 — 43

Bracken County      08 13 10 07 — 38

Mason County — Henry 14, Walton 5, McClanahan 3, Mastin 14, Hamilton 3, Bierley 4

Bracken County — Commodore 7, C. Reed 6, Jefferson 5, B. Reed 18, Norton 2

Henry, Morton, Byars, Kirk and Brown win KABC 10th Region awards

Mason County senior Terrell Henry and George Rogers Clark senior Jerone Morton are the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Boys' 10th Region Co-Players of the Year and Mason County Royals coach Brian Kirk is the KABC Boys' 10th Region Coach of the Year. 

George Rogers Clark senior Brianna Byars is the KABC Girls' 10th Region Player of the Year and Bishop Brossart coach Steve Brown is the KABC Girls' 10th Region Coach of the Year.

Henry is averaging 17.9 points and 6.9 rebounds a game while shooting 61.2% from the field. Henry was named Most Valuable Player of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament and is sixth on the Royals' all-time scoring list.

Morton is averaging 19.8 points and 6.9 rebounds a game and is the Cardinals' all-time leading scorer. Morton has signed to play for Morehead State University.

Byars averages 14.8 points and 6.9 rebounds and is the Lady Cardinals' all-time leading scorer. She has signed with the University of Cincinnati. 

Region Boys' Players of the Year are finalists for the Mr. Basketball Award and Region Girls' Players of the year are finalists for the Miss Basketball Award.

Kirk has guided Mason County to the Kentucky 2A Championships state title and a 25-5 record this season. 

This is the second time Kirk has been named the KABC Boys' 10th Region Coach of the Year. He also won the award in 2021.

Brown guided Bishop Brossart to the 10th Region All "A" Classic championship last month. The Lady 'Stangs will enter postseason play with a 19-11 record.

Royals lose to Grant County 72-66

The Mason County Royals closed out the regular season with a 72-66 loss to the Grant County Braves in Dry Ridge on Thursday night.

The Royals led 17-14 at the end of the first quarter, but were outscored 19-11 in the second quarter and 19-14 in the third quarter.

Grant County led by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Terrell Henry had 24 points and seven rebounds and Riley Mastin had 14 points and seven rebounds before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.

Mason County (25-5) will play the Bracken County Polar Bears in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse on Monday night.

Grant County    14 19 19 20 — 72

Mason County   17 11 14 24 — 66

Grant County — Bosse 2, Scalf 9, Utter 7, Fox 6, Hammonds 23, Breeden 16, Wills 9

Mason County — Henry 24, Butler 2, McClanahan 9, Mastin 14, Owens 2, Hamilton 2, Bierley 8, Feldhaus 3, Horch 2

Royals fall to Simon Kenton 45-42

The Mason County Royals' 18-game homecourt winning streak was snapped by a 45-42 loss to the Simon Kenton Pioneers on Senior Night on Saturday night.

Simon Kenton's 7-foot-three center Gabe Dynes protected the rim and allowed the Pioneers to extend their defense.

The Royals, playing without Terrell Henry and four subs for the second straight game due to injuries, trailed by eight points in the second quarter and led by five in the third quarter. 

Simon Kenton missed four free throws in the closing seconds, and Mason County missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Carter McClananan scored 11 points to lead the Royals in scoring.

The Royals (25-4) will close out the regular season at Grant County on Thursday night.

Simon Kenton 07 13 11 14 — 45

Mason County 10 07 14 11 — 42

Simon Kenton — Krahman 19, Bilton 8, Crisp 2, Gabbard 3, Dynes 13

Mason County — Walton 5, Feldhaus 2, McClanahan 11, Mastin 9, Hamilton 6, Bierley 9

(Updated to correct that the Mason County at Grant County game is on Thursday night.)

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

80-61 loss to Conner snaps Royals' 13-game winning streak

The Mason County Royals' 13-game winning streak was snapped by an 80-61 road loss to the Conner Cougars on Friday night.

There were four ties and nine lead changes before Conner pulled away in the third quarter with a 14-3 run.

Riley Mastin had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Royals. Braylon Hamilton added 10 points. Terrell Henry had eight points and 10 rebounds.

Mason County (23-3) will play at Bishop Brossart on February 10.

Conner                17 17 26 20 — 80

Mason County     16 17 13 15 — 61

Conner — Hamilton 22, Kramer 26, Lohr 14, Campbell 12, Fay 4, Reece 2

Mason County — Henry 8, Walton 9, McClanahan 5, Mastin 21, Hamilton 10, Bierley 8

Royals beat Walton-Verona 88-75 for 13th consecutive win

Terrell Henry scored 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out six assists, KG Walton hit five 3-pointers and had 23 points and seven assists, Philip Bierley had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Riley Mastin tossed in 15 points to lead the Mason County Royals to an 88-75 win over the Walton-Verona Bearcats on Tuesday night at The Fieldhouse.

There were eight ties and two lead changes before Mason County pulled away in the third quarter.

The Royals (23-2) shot 55.2 percent from the field and ran their winning streak to 13 games. They have won 17 games in a row at home.

Mason County will travel to Hebron on Friday night to play the Connor Cougars. 

Mason County    17 19 29 23 — 88

Walton-Verona    17 18 16 24 — 75

Mason County — Henry 25, Walton 23, McClanahan 2, Mastin 15, Hamilton 5, Bierley 16, Horch 2

Walton-Verona — Guttman 21, Krohman 16, Dixon 18, Smith 8, Montgomery 12

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

Royals run winning streak to 11 games with a 68-52 victory over Morgan County

Terrell Henry had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Riley Mastin had 21 points and seven rebounds and the Mason County Royals ran their winning streak to 11 games with a 68-52 victory over the Morgan County Cougars at The Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

Braylon Hamilton hit four 3-pointers including buzzer-beaters at the end of both the second and third quarters and added 12 points for the Royals who now have a 16-game homecourt winning streak. 

There were five ties and six lead changes before Mason County built a 10-point lead at 42-32 in the third quarter.

Morgan County closed to within one at 47-46 in the fourth quarter, but the Royals answered with a 10-1 run to lead 57-47.

The Cougars scored five straight points to cut the lead in half, but Mason County answered again by scoring the last 11 points of the game.

Mason County (21-2) will play the Augusta Panthers in Augusta on Friday night.

Mason County        11 26 10 21 — 68

Morgan County       12 19 12 09 — 52

Mason County — Henry 25, Walton 2, McClanahan 5, Mastin 21, Hamilton 12, Bierley 3

Morgan County — E. Griffith 3, Hoskins 14, Adams 4, Spencer 4, G. Griffith 22, Justice 5

Royals rout Johnson Central 86-46 for 10th straight win

For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Mason County Royals used the same winning formula — lights-out shooting, balanced scoring and good defense — for a blowout victory.

On Saturday it was an 86-46 win over the Johnson Central Eagles in the Lake Kelly Classic at Fleming County. It was the Royals' 10th straight victory and their 20th win of the season.

Mason County shot 59.3 percent from the field and for the second straight game made 10-of-20 3-point shots.

The Royals had 22 assists, 18 points off turnovers and outrebounded the Eagles 34-26. 

Riley Mastin scored a game-high 19 points, Terrell Henry followed with 18, Philip Bierley tossed in 15, Braylon Hamilton made 4-of-5 3-point shots and added 14 points. KG Walton had 10 assists.

Mason County (20-2) will host the Morgan County Cougars on Tuesday night.

Mason County        21 22 28 15 — 86

Johnson Central     07 21 16 02—  46

Mason County — Henry 18, Walton 2, McClanahan 8, Mastin 19, Owens 6, Scilley 2, Hamilton 14, Bierley 15, Horch 2

Johnson Central  — Lawson 7, Slone 15, Grimm 4, Rose 13, Shepherd 4, Hopkins 3

Royals defeat Dixie Heights 84-57

The Mason County Royals shot 60 percent from the field and all five starters scored in double figures in an 84-57 road win over the Dixie Heights Colonels on Friday night.

Terrell Henry and KG Walton scored 15 points apiece. Riley Mastin and Philip Bierley tossed in 13 points each and Braylon Hamilton added 10 points.

Mason County (19-2) was up 42-22 at the half and led by as many as 31 points in the third quarter.

The Royals, winners of nine straight games, will play the Johnson Central Eagles on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Lake Kelly Classic at Fleming County.

 

Mason County    19 23 23 19 — 84

Dixie Heights      11 11 13 22 — 57

Mason County — Henry 15, Walton 15, McClanahan 9, Mastin 13, Scilley 1, Hamilton 10, Bierley 13, Feldhaus 3, McClain 2, Gibbs 2, Overly 1

Dixie Heights — Niehaus 8, Rice 8, Bock 12, Johnson 6, Kazmaier 3, McMurty 6, Blank 4, Derry 7, Neal 1, Stulz 2

Royals go on a 35-0 run in road win over Pendleton County

The Mason County Royals scored 35 straight points in the first half on their way to a 67-40 win over the Pendleton County Wildcats in Falmouth on Tuesday night.

Mason County (18-2) led 27-5 at the end of the first quarter and 44-9 at halftime.

Twelve players scored as the Royals ran their winning streak to eight games. 

Terrell Henry led Mason County in scoring with 10 points. 

The Royals travel to Edgewood on Friday night to play the Dixie Heights Colonels.

Mason County            27 17 13 10 — 67 

Pendleton County       05 04 14 17 — 40

Mason County — Henry 10, Butler 5, Walton 5, Feldhaus 2, Mastin 5, Owens 7, Scilley 2, Horch 6, Hamilton 9,

Bierley 8, Moran 2, Metts 6

Pendleton County — Jack 4, Gonzalez 2, Pugh 3, Aa. Kirsch 2, Nichols 1, Gregg 3, Merrill 8, Biddle 2, Verst 10, Au. Kirsch 2, Neltner 3

Mason County wins Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament

Another banner will be raised at The Fieldhouse because the Mason County Royals are the 2023 2A state champions. 

Mason County edged the Lexington Catholic Knights 40-39 in the championship game of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Sunday afternoon.

The Royals did not take their first lead in the game until the 3:36 mark of the third quarter when Terrell Henry's layup made the score 29-28. There would be six more lead changes.

After a 33-33 tie, Henry hit two free throws with 2:05 remaining in the game and Riley Mastin made a layup to give Mason County its biggest lead at 37-33 with 1:31 left.

Lexington Catholic guard John Reinhart missed a 3-point shot, but was fouled. He sank all three foul shots with 1:12 to go.

A steal and a basket by Rowan Williams gave the Knights their last lead at 38-37.

Henry converted an old fashioned three-point play with 31 seconds left to push the Royals back in front at 40-38.

Lexington Catholic's Brody Turner was fouled on a missed shot with six seconds remaining. He missed the first free throw and made the second.

Henry missed the front end of the 1-and-1 with five seconds left. After getting the rebound and calling timeout with four seconds to go, the Knights drove the length of the floor and missed a shot from the right corner at the buzzer.

Henry scored a game-high 14 points and was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. 

Mastin had 13 points and six rebounds.

Mastin, KG Walton, Philip Bierley and Carter McClahanan were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Mason County is 17-2 and has won seven straight games. The Royals will travel to Falmouth on Tuesday night to play the Pendleton County Wildcats.

The loss snapped Lexington Catholic's 19-game winning streak. The Knights are 19-2.

Mason County            07 12 12 09 — 40

Lexington Catholic      13 06 13 07 — 39

Mason County — Henry 14, Walton 7, Mastin 13, Hamilton 3, Bierley 3

Lexington Catholic — Doyle 7, Turner 7, R. Williams 2, Reinhart 7, M. Williams 3, Potter 13

Royals advance to the finals of the Kentucky 2A Championships with a win over McCreary Central

The Mason County Royals will play the Lexington Catholic Knights in the championship game of the Kentucky 2A Championships state tournament after beating the McCreary Central Raiders 72-54 in the semifinals on Saturday night at the Owensboro Sportscenter.

All five Mason County starters scored in double figures. Terrell Henry scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Riley Mastin had 18 points and seven rebounds. Braylon Hamilton hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points. Philip Bierley added 10 points and 10 rebounds. KG Walton scored 10 points and dished out seven assists.

The Royals were up 32-18 at halftime and led by 25 points in the third quarter.

Mason County is 16-2 and has won six straight games.

The championship game is scheduled on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CST).

Mason County            22 10 17 23 — 72

McCreary Central       11 07 13 12 — 54

Mason County — Henry 18, Walton 10, Mastin 18, Hamilton 14, Bierley 10, Horch 2

McCreary Central — Giglio 6, McKinney 14, Shook 2, R. Farris 6, B. Farris 7, Privett 2, Stephens 17