Victoria Brooks named USCAA All-American and 1st Team All-Tournament

I'm a little late with this, but former Mason County Lady Royal Victoria Brooks had an All-American junior season at UC-Clermont.

Brooks averaged 17.2 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Cougars and was named 1st Team All-American by the United States Athletic Association.

Brooks was also named to the USCAA Division II All-Tournament Team. She scored 20 points in UC-Clermont's 63-51 second round win over Southern Maine Community College and 22 points in a 70-56 semifinal loss to eventual champion Central Maine Community College in the USCAA Small Schools Division II National Tournament in Richmond, VA.

Victoria Brooks signs with UC-Clermont

2019 Mason County High School graduate Victoria Brooks signed today to play basketball at University of Cincinnati Clermont College in Batavia, Ohio.

"When I got to visit UC Clermont it was a very small college, and I think I that can personally do better in a smaller college because I can actually work with my teachers and have help from my classmates," Brooks said.

Brooks was named Third Team All Region and to the All-10th Region Tournament Team last season. 

She averaged 10.2 points and 5.4 rebounds a game for the Lady Royals.

"I believe she's going to be able to contribute right away and be a great fit at this level at UC Clermont," Mason County coach Brad Cox said. 

Brooks said she might major in early education.

Lady Royals lose in region semis on Harrison County's three-pointer with 1.9 left

The Mason County Lady Royals suffered a heartbreaking season-ending loss in the 10th Region Tournament semifinals tonight.

Gabrielle Hatterick drained a corner three to give the Harrison County Fillies a 37-34 victory at Montgomery County.

There were nine ties and eight lead changes in the game. The biggest lead for either team was four points when the Lady Royals were up 31-27 early in the fourth quarter.

Mason County lead 34-32 lead with 1:59 left.

Harrison County tied the game on a putback by Sydney Morris with 1:10 to go.

After a Mason County turnover with 63 seconds left, the Fillies played for the last shot. 10th Region Player of the Year Madison Kellione milked the clock before passing the ball to Hatterick for the game-winning basket.

Mason County's half court heave at the buzzer was short.

Harrison County won despite shooting 26.5 percent from the field.

The Lady Royals used a box-and-one defense to hold Kellione to four points. Kellione averages 19.7 points a game and she poured in 29 points in Harrison County's 23-point win over Mason County in the regular season.

Hatterick led the Fillies in scoring tonight with 11 points. Trenyce Kenney came in off the bench and added 10 points.

Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor led the Lady Royals in scoring with nine points apiece.

HC (26-7) Hatterick 11, Kinney 10, Morris 5, Kellione 4, Eckler 4, Clements 3

MC (19-13) Brooks 9, Taylor 9, Henry 5, Schumacher 4, Payne 4, Littleton 3

HC  08 08 11 10- 37
MC 08 08 13 05- 34

Lady Royals to Bishop Brossart 50-45 to advance in 10th Region Tournament

The Mason County Lady Royals outscored the Bishop Brossart Lady 'Stangs 17-10 in the fourth quarter for a 50-45 victory in the quarterfinal round of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at the Montgomery County High School Arena.

There were nine ties and 13 lead changes in the game.

Bishop Brossart led 35-33 at the end of the third quarter, but Mason County opened the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run and led the rest of the game. The Lady 'Stangs didn't score in the fourth quarter until the 1:42 mark.

The Lady Royals shot 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the field in the second half.

Emma Taylor led Mason County in scoring with 13 points. Victoria Brooks tossed in 10 points.

The Lady Royals will play the Harrison County Fillies in the semifinals Monday night. Harrison County defeated Bourbon County 66-44 in the opening game of the tournament.

MC (19-12) Brooks 10, Henry 2, Littleton 3, Taylor 13, Harrison 3, Payne 6, White 4, Schumacher 9

BB (20-11) Rowe 3, Jump 7, Schultz 10, Steffen 2, Kiefer 14, Cropenbaker 3, Frommeyer 6

MC 11 10 12 17- 50
BB  12 12 11 10- 45

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 advance with a 60-41 victory over Augusta

The Mason County Lady Royals shot just 29.2 percent from the field, but scored 35 points off Augusta's 30 turnovers and defeated the Lady Panthers 60-41 in the semifinals of the 39th District Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County jumped out to a 12-0 lead and was up 17-5 at the end of the first quarter .

Emma Taylor led the Lady Royals in scoring with 15 points. Rachel Payne tossed in 11 points and Victoria Brooks added 10 points.

Nicole Arthur led Augusta in scoring with 13 points.

MC (17-12) Brooks 10, Henry 3, Littleton 3, Taylor 15, Harrison 4, Thomas 3, Payne 11, White 9, Schumacher 2

 A (10-18) Young 3, H. Arthur 9. N. Arthur 13, Kelsch 8, Shields 8

MC 17 11 19 13- 60
A     05 09 11 16- 41

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

Mason County sweeps DH vs Fleming County

The Mason County Lady Royals and Royals both posted lopsided wins over Fleming County in a doubleheader at Fleming County tonight.

The Lady Royals had a 16-point lead at the half and led by as many as 24 points in the fourth quarter on their way to a 65-44 victory over the Lady Panthers.

The Royals made 11-of-16 shots in the third quarter of a 74-64 win over the Panthers. It's Mason County's 20th straight victory over Fleming County.

The Royals shot 45.9 percent for the game, breaking a streak of six straight games under 40 percent.

Jaylen Lofton and Xylon Frey both had double-doubles. Lofton scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Frey had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremiah Jones tossed in 15 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

The Lady Royals were led in scoring by Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor with 16 points apiece. Rachel Payne added 11 points.

Mason County plays Harrison County in a boys and girls doubleheader in Cynthiana Saturday. The boys' game is first at 5 p.m.

Girls

MC (14-10) Brooks 12, Henry 7, Littleton 1, Taylor 2, Glover 3, Harrison 1, Adkins 2, Thomas 3, Payne 11, White 7, Svhumacher 8

FC (4-20) Shields 3, Argo 13, Price 2, Jackson 6, Morris 7, Sparks 5, Nelson 8

MC  12 23 11 19- 65

FC   08 11 09 16- 44

Boys

MC (11-13) Lofton 20, Jones 15, Brammer 10, Frey 16, Swolsky 9, Perry 2, Nutler 2

FC (11-16) Flannery 19, Christiansen 5, McKee 11, Saunders 12, Argo 5, Taylor 2

MC 13 08 24 29- 74

FC   11 02 10 31- 54

Lady Royals rally for a 57-52 victory over St. Henry

The Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a 14-point third quarter deficit to defeat St. Henry 57-52 tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals trailed 33-19, but ended up outscoring the Crusaders 27-16 in the third quarter.

Mason County got 27 points from players off the bench and scored 28 points off St. Henry's 21 turnovers.

The Lady Royals outscored the Crusaders 24-9 from three-point range.

Victoria Brooks led Mason County in scoring with 11 points. Hannah Adkins added 10 points.

The Lady Royals play the Fleming County Lady Panthers Friday night in Flemingsburg.

MC (13-10) Brooks 11, Henry 3, Littleton 2, Taylor 9, Glover 6, Adkins 10, Thomas 8, Payne 2, Schumacher 6

SH (17-8) Evans 1, Schaefer 1, Millay 16, Ferris 4, Flanagan 11, Ives 4, Lloegbunam 15

MC 09 08 27 13- 57
SH  09 14 16 13- 52

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 defeat Lewis County 40-31 in Vanceburg

Victoria Brooks scored 14 points to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 40-31 victory over the Lewis County Lady Lions tonight in Vanceburg.

Both teams shot poorly- Mason County 33.3 percent and Lewis County 28.1 percent.

The Lady Royals scored 17 points off the Lady Lions' 18 turnovers.

Mason County hosts Campbell County Saturday afternoon.

MC (10-9) Brooks 14, Henry 5, Taylor 8, Payne 6, Schumacher 7

LC (9-8) Tully 13, Weddington 4, Horsley 3, Evans 6, Dsouza 2, Applegate 3

MC 08 11 13 08- 40
LC 06  11 09 05- 31

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 snap two-game losing streak with road win over Nicholas County

The Mason County Lady Royals snapped a two-game losing streak with a 50-31 victory over the Nicholas County Lady Jackets this afternoon in Carlisle.

After trailing 10-8 at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Royals outscored the Lady Jackets 19-9 in the second quarter and 13-4 in the third quarter.

Victoria Brooks had a game-high 15 points for Mason County.
Emma Taylor added 12 points.

The Lady Royals play the Pendleton County Lady Wildcats in the opening round of the Kentucky 2A Championships Monday at 6 p,m, in Falmouth.

MC (8-6) Brooks 15, Henry 2, Taylor 12, Adkins 7, Payne 5, White 3, Schumacher 6

NC (9-8) Cleaver 2, Fetts 2, Watkins 8, Myers 2, Stafford 8, Adams 3, Gifford 6

MC 08 19 13 10- 50
NC 10 09 04 08-  31

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

Lady Royals hang on a for 50-47 win over Bishop Brossart

The Mason County Lady Royals let a seven-point fourth quarter lead slip away, but hung on for a 50-47 win over the Bishop Brossart Lady 'Stangs tonight in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic at The Fieldhouse.

Mason County led 40-33. Bishop Brossart, which entered the game undefeated, rallied to tie the game at 40-40, but the Lady Royals answered with an 8-0 run.

Mason County was up 50-44 in the closing seconds before Bishop Brossart hit a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Emma Taylor scored a game-high 18 points for Mason County.
Victoria Brooks tossed in 10 points.

The Lady Royals host Rowan County Tuesday night.

MC (4-3) Brooks 10, Henry 5, Littleton 2, Taylor 18, Payne 7, White 2, Schumacher 6

BB (6-1) Rowe 4, Jump 5, Schultz 2, Kiefer 15, Cropenbaker 8,
Fromeyer 3, Hunter 3, Crowe 7

MC 14 11 10 15- 50
BB  12 14 07 14- 47

Mason County sweeps Bracken County in girls and boys DH at The Fieldhouse

Both the Mason County Lady Royals and Royals used full-court pressure and big first half scoring runs on their way to routs over Bracken County tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Lady Royals had a 20-0 run in a 70-35 victory over the Lady Bears.

The Royals had a 19-2 run and defeated the Polar Bears 73-40 to snap a four-game, season-opening losing streak. The Royals have won 25 straight games against the Polar Bears.

In the girls' game, Mason County scored 30 points off Bracken County's 28 turnovers.

The Lady Royals were led in scoring by Victoria Brooks and Emma Taylor with 11 points apiece. Rachel Payne added 10 points.

Kennedy Carl scored 22 points for the Lady Bears.

Turnovers were also a key statistic in the boys' game. The Royals scored 20 points off the Polar Bears' 21 turnovers. Mason County had 15 turnovers, its second fewest of the season. 

The Royals had 17 assists. They shot 62.1 percent from the field in the second half.

Jaylen Lofton scored a game-high 21 points. Xyon Frey scored 15 points and Carson Brammer added 10 points.

Nathan Jefferson led Bracken County in scoring with 11 points. Jhace Cummins added 10 points.

Girls

MC (3-2) Thompson 2, Brooks 11, Henry 8, Littleon 6, Taylor 11, Glover 4, Harrison 4, Thomas 6, Payne 10, White 2, Schumacher 6

BC (3-4) Highfield 4, Myrick 4, Bell 5, Carl 22

MC 25 15 21 09- 70

BC  11 05 13 06- 35

Boys 

MC (1-4) Lofton 21, Jones 9, Frey 15, Brammer 10, Black 3, May 9, Sweet 2, Highfield 4

BC (2-3) Cummins 10, Fisher 2, Zornes 3, C. Jefferson 4, Hinson6, N. Jefferson 11, Bell 4

MC  22 11 12 28- 73

BC   06 11 05 18- 40

No. 2 Clark County hands Lady Royals their first loss

The No. 2 ranked Clark County Lady Cardinals used their spurtability in a 71-30 victory over the Mason County Lady Royals tonight at Letcher Norton Gymnasium in Winchester. It's Mason County's first loss of the season.

Clark County began a 17-2 first half run by scoring the final 11 points of the first quarter. 

After leading 37-18 at the half, the Lady Cardinals opened the second half with an 8-0 run and outscored the Lady Royals 23-5 in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter was played with a running clock.

The Lady Cardinals scored 26 points off Mason County's 17 turnovers.

Clark County junior guard Kennedy Igo scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the first half.

Victoria Brooks led Mason County is scoring with nine points.

Mason County plays Newport Central Catholic Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Donna Murphy Classic at Newport High School.

CC (3-0)  J.Flowers 3, T. Flowers 16, Harrison 14, Igo  20, Byars 3, Bell 13, Gray 2

MC (2-1) Henry 5, Harrison 2, Brooks 9, Taylor 5, Payne 5, Schumacher 4

CC  19 18 23 11- 71
MC 06 12 05 07- 30



(Updated to correct the final score in the opening sentence.)

Brooks leads Lady Royals to road win over East Carter

Victoria Brooks scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Mason County Lady Royals to a 53-48 victory over the East Carter Raiders tonight in Grayson.

The Lady Royals shot 8-of-11 from the field (72.7 percent) in the second half.

Rachel Payne was 5-of-7 from the field and scored 11 points.

Alyssa Stickler scored 23 points for East Carter.

Mason County plays the Clark County Lady Cardinals Wednesday night in Winchester.

MC (2-0) Thompson 3, Brooks 24, Glover 7, Payne 11, White 6, Schumacher 2

EC () Taylor Hall 2, Stickler 23, Swanagan 1, Campbell 13, Gallion 8, Ganisby 1

MC 18 06 15 14- 52

EC  14 04 16 14- 48