Lady Royals 4th, Royals 8th at Bourbon co. Colonels Relays

The Mason County Lady Royals took fourth place and the Royals finished in eighth place in the Bourbon County Colonels Relays Saturday.

It was a big meet with 14 boys teams and 15 girls teams including several large schools.

First place finishes by Mason County athletes include:

• Marissa Scilley in the triple jump (33-01.25)
• Dalton Kindt in the shot put (47-0.00) and the discus (!39-08)
• Kaylee Campbell and Alyssa Cracraft in the 2x50 meter relay unified, the shot put relay unified and the long jump relay unified

Bracken County senior Trey Deaton won the long jump (19-10.00).

Complete results

Clark Co. and Campbell Co. post wins, will meet in semis

The top two teams in the 10th Region- the Clark County Cardinals and the Campbell County Camels- will meet in the semifinals of the regional tournament Monday night after posting quarterfinal round victories tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Clark County defeated the Bracken County Polar Bears 72-51 and Campbell County beat the Harrison County Thorobreds 70-60.

Clark County led by 19 points at the half and had a 23-point lead in the third quarter. 

Bracken County used a 16-2 run to close to within  49-40 with 1:30 left in the quarter, but could get no closer.

The Cardinals ended the third quarter on a 6-2 run and outscored the Polar Bears 17-9 in the fourth quarter.

Brennan Canada scored a game-high 22 points for Clark County.

In the second game, Campbell County led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter,

Harrison County cut the deficit to six at 66-60 in the closing minute and had the ball, but couldn't score. 

The Camels hit four free throws to seal the win.

Campbell County junior Reid Jolly had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds.

Bracken County senior Trey Deaton and Harrison County junior Quenton Turley were named to the All-Tournament Team.

CC (29-4) Graham 14, Taylor 10, Cooper 3, Philpot 11, Canada 22, Jenkins 6, Jackson 4, Wellman 2

BC (5-25) M. Tucker 11, Tanner Fisher 10, Tad Fisher 6, T. Tucker 8, Deaton 12, Bishop 1, Zornes 3

CC  12 27 16 17- 72

BC     08 12 22 09- 51

CC (26-5) Wilson 14, Jolly 27, Schaefer 1, Clos 13, Day 13, Lawrence 2

HC (11-21) Turley 20, Boyers7, Bryant 13, Free 14, Thompson 6

CC 17 19 14 20- 70

HC 12 14 16 18- 60

(Updated to correct that Clark County had a 23-point lead in the third quarter, instead of a 24-point lead.)

Royals use big second half to defeat Bracken County for district championship

The Mason County Royals outscored the Bracken County Polar Bears 26-11 in the third quarter and 42-20 in the second half for a 74-42 victory in the championship game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

The Royals had a 10-point lead at the half, but started the second half without Jaylen Lofton who cut his hand while opening a window in the locker room during intermission. He was taken to the hospital and did not return.

Bracken County opened the third quarter with a three-pointer by Tanner Fisher to make it 32-25, but Mason County answered with nine straight points as part of a 16-2 run.

The Royals led 58-33 at the end of the third quarter and opened the fourth quarter with a 10-4 run to lead 68-37 with 4:36 to play. The final 2:13 was played with a running clock.

It's Mason County's 24th straight win over Bracken County.

Malkolm Devine scored 12 of his career-high 29 points in the third quarter. Devine hit two of his four three-pointers in the third quarter.

Leevi Dunaway tossed in 14 points and Lofton added 11 points

Xylon Frey grabbed 15 rebounds to go along with eight points. 

Tanner Fisher and Trey Deaton scored 10 points apiece for Bracken County.

Both teams advance to the 10th Region Tournament next week at The Fieldhouse.

MC (17-13) Dunaway 14, Lofton 11, Frey 8, Jones 7, Devine 29, Brammer 2, May 3

BC (5-24) Tanner Fisher 10, Tad Fisher 4, T. Tucker 7, Deaton 10, Bishop 4, Cummins 4

MC 19 13 26 16- 74

BC  10 12 11 09- 42

Saints suffer stunning loss in OT

The St. Patrick Saints rallied from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to take the lead and appeared to have won the game when the buzzer sounded, but instead suffered a stunning 65-62 loss to the Bracken County Polar Bears in overtime tonight in the lower bracket semifinal game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse.

With St. Patrick leading 57-55 in the closing seconds, Bracken County was unable to get off a shot.

The Polar Bears lost the ball out of bounds at the baseline and the fourth quarter buzzer sounded.

The officials decided to put two-tenths of a second back on the clock, and Bracken County junior Tad Fisher scored on a tip in shot on an underneath inbounds play at the buzzer to send the game to overtime. 

St. Patrick led 60-57 and 62-61 in the extra period, but Bracken County answered with four straight points.

The Saints missed a desperation three-pointer as time expired.

Mason Tucker had a game-high 18 points for Bracken County.

Trey Deaton tossed in 15 points and Tad Fisher added 10 points.

St. Patrick was led in scoring by Brevin Jones with 18 points.

Isaiah Garrison followed with 16 points and Baylen Bauer and Ben Swolsky scored 12 points apiece.

Bracken County and Mason County will meet in the championship game Thursday at 8 p.m.

BC (5-23) Deaton 15, Zornes 1 Tanner Fisher 8, Tucker 19, Cummins 1, Bishop 4, Tad Fisher 10, Tucker 7

SP (11-20) Garrison 16, Bauer 12, B. Swolsky 12, J. Swolsky 4, Jones 18

BC 15 14 17 11 08- 65

SP  11 12 10 24 05- 62

Royals extend win streak over Bracken County to 23 games

The Mason County Royals had a 20-2 first quarter run on their way to an 84-56 victory over the Bracken County Polar Bears tonight at The Fieldhouse. It's the Royals' 23rd straight win over the Polar Bears.

Bracken County scored the first two points of the game, then, Mason County hit four three-pointers while scoring 14 straight points as part of the 20-2 run.

Mason County hit 11 three-pointers, had 18 assists and scored 28 points off Bracken County's 19 turnovers.

Malkolm Devine made five three-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points for the Royals.

Leevi Dunaway followed with 16 points, Jaylen Lofton and Jeremiah Jones each scored 11 points and Xylon Frey tossed in 10 points.

Mason Tucker led the Polar Bears in scoring with 16 points.

Trey Deaton and Tanner Fisher scored 11 points apiece.

Mason County plays the Clark County Cardinals in Winchester Friday night.

Bracken County hosts Pendleton County Friday night.

MC (13-9) Dunaway 16, Lofton 11, Perkins 8, Frey 10, Jones 11, Jackson 3, Devine 20, Brammer 5

BC (3-18) Tanner Fisher 11, Tad Fisher 9, T. Tucker 2, Bishop 4, M. Tucker 16, Deaton 11, Cummins 1, Jefferson 2

MC 22 26 14 22- 84

BC  08 18 13 17- 56