The Mason County pulled out a 71-70 victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament tonight in The Fieldhouse.
Braden May hit the game-winning layup with nine seconds to play.
Mason County rallied from a nine-point second quarter deficit to lead 62-56 with 6:21 left in the game, but Bracken County answered with an 11-2 run to lead 67-64 with 2:05 to go.
May hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1:42 to play.
The Polar Bears regained the lead at 68-67 and had a chance to put the game away when Jaylen Lofton fouled out and was called for technical foul with 35 seconds to play. But Bracken County made just 2 of the 4 free throws and May came up with steal after the Polar Bears inbounded the ball. Xylon Frey missed a shot, but made the putback to pull the Royals to within a point.
Bracken County missed two more free throws setting up May's game-winning basket.
The Polar Bears missed two shots in the lane in the closing seconds.
It's Mason County's 26th consecutive victory Bracken County.
Lofton led Mason County in scoring with 20 points. May hit three three-pointers and scored 13 points. Frey had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Jeremiah Jones added 11 points.
Bracken County freshman Kason Hinson scored 25 points. Travis Tucker had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Collin Jefferson added 10 points.
MC (14-15) Lofton 20, May 13, Jones 11, Brammer 7, Frey 13, Perry 5, K. Jones 2
BC (14-17) Cummins 8, Hinson 25, Fisher 7, Tucker 14, N, Jefferson 4, C. Jefferson 10, Gilvin 2
MC 17 16 20 18- 71
BC 20 18 15 17- 70
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Saints end season with an 80-71 loss to Bracken County
St. Patrick's season came to end tonight with an 80-71 loss to the Bracken County Polar Bears in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse, but the Saints did not go down without a fight.
After trailing 43-28 in the third quarter, the Saints put together a rally. An old fashioned three-point play by Jack Gallenstein cut the Polar Bear's lead to 64-60 with 3:28 left in the game, but Bracken County answered with a 13-2 run to lead 77-62 with just under a minute to play.
Riley Mastin led the Saints in scoring with 18 points. Pat McKay followed with 16 points, Braylon Hamilton tossed in 13 points and Gallenstein had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Bracken County was led by Kason Hinson with 24 points. Jhace Cummins scored 15 points. Travis Tucker followed with 13 points and Nathan Jefferson added 11 points.
Bracken County will play Mason County in the championship game Thursday night.
BC (14-16) Hinson 24, Cummins 15, Simons 4, Gilvin 4, Jefferson 11, Fisher 9, Tucker 13
SP (1-30) Hamilton 13, McKay 16, Mastin 18, Connors 3, Rigdon 8, Muehlbauer 1, Gallenstein 10,
BC 17 20 15 28- 80
SP 12 16 16 27- 71
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