Montgomery County 53 Mason County 49

**mcraycraft** · Jan 31, 12, 08:18 PM

Final from Mt. Sterling.

**Plato** · Jan 31, 12, 08:23 PM

Many were picking Mason in this one. Congrats to the Indians.

**mcraycraft** · Jan 31, 12, 08:23 PM

Black led Mason with 18 points.

Montgomery was led by Prewitt with 22 points and Crisp with 11.

**mcraycraft** · Jan 31, 12, 08:24 PM

Mason will be a team to contend with at tourney time.

**MNCM** · Jan 31, 12, 08:25 PM

Congrats to Montgomery County on the big regional win!

**gold sunrise** · Jan 31, 12, 08:26 PM

Congrats to the Indians.

**mcpapa** · Jan 31, 12, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by mcraycraft

Mason will be a team to contend with at tourney time.

Congratulations to the Indians on the win; and I'd say you are correct.

**NKYThreeFer** · Jan 31, 12, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by mcraycraft

Black led Mason with 18 points.

Montgomery was led by Prewitt with 22 points and Crisp with 11.

Black was held to 3 in the second half.

**xtramile** · Jan 31, 12, 08:59 PM

Montgomery moves on to 9-1 in the region. Way to go Indians!

**boonesp** · Jan 31, 12, 09:28 PM

Good win for Montgomery. Mason is still playing catch-up with the rest of the 10th but they will be a player at the regional.

**MNCM** · Jan 31, 12, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by boonesp

Good win for Montgomery. Mason is still playing catch-up with the rest of the 10th but they will be a player at the regional.

This is a very good point. While there are some stronger teams in the region now - I think Regional playoffs tend to take some gaps and see that they are narrowed quickly. Plus anything can happen in the 10th region playoffs.

**gold sunrise** · Jan 31, 12, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by MNCM

This is a very good point. While there are some stronger teams in the region now - I think Regional playoffs tend to take some gaps and see that they are narrowed quickly. Plus anything can happen in the 10th region playoffs.

Agree, we saw that when Pendleton knocked off Mason Co last year.

**bigblueinsanity** · Jan 31, 12, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by gold sunrise

Agree, we saw that when Pendleton knocked off Mason Co last year.

Congrats to Mont Co on the win. I know Mason Co didn't win but this shows they can play with the Top/Second best team in the region. Another big game Friday at GRC.

**mcpapa** · Feb 1, 12, 04:20 AM

Apparently there was confusion regarding Harris' status. He was recently cleared to run. Playing will be a couple more weeks at best.

Game story:

http://www.maysville-online.com/spor...0d181cacb.html

**mcraycraft** · Feb 1, 12, 06:10 AM

Stats

Mason County

Hamm 1 reb
Hentry 7 pts 3 rebs
Walton 9 pts 3 rebs
Osborne 6 pts 2 rebs
Black 18 pts 2 rebs
Chambers 5 pts 4 rebs
Johnson 4 pts 7 rebs

FG% 41.3
3pt% 35.3
FT% 62.5

Montgomery County

Prewitt 22 pts 8 rebs
Crisp 11 pts 3 rebs
Handshoe 8 pts 3 rebs
Fruth 3 pts 4 rebs
Jones 5 pts 4 rebs
Kelly 2 pts 1 reb
Combs 2 pts 5 rebs

FG% 36.2
3pt% 36.4
FT% 78.9

Mason County 9 15 14 11 49
Montgomery County 10 15 14 14 53

**mcpapa** · Feb 1, 12, 06:40 AM

Interesting quote from the Indians' coach at the end of the article:

The win is Montgomery's second straight against Mason. The Indians snapped the Royals' 23-game series winning streak last season on Fruth's free throw with no time showing on the Fieldhouse clock.

That could have been considered an upset. This year, Montgomery is widely considered one of the best two teams in the 10th Region.

That doesn't mean Wise, a former Georgetown College teammate of O'Hearn's in his first season patrolling the Montgomery sideline, is ready to give the Indians the upper hand in the series.

"I'm not gonna lie, one of the things we talked about when I first got the job was, let's step up and be like Mason County," Wise said. "For 25 years they've kinda ruled the roost here in the 10th Region, so we would like to get on that level. All we did was take a small step tonight. That's all we did."

**mcraycraft** · Feb 1, 12, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by mcpapa

Interesting quote from the Indians' coach at the end of the article:

The win is Montgomery's second straight against Mason. The Indians snapped the Royals' 23-game series winning streak last season on Fruth's free throw with no time showing on the Fieldhouse clock.

That could have been considered an upset. This year, Montgomery is widely considered one of the best two teams in the 10th Region.

That doesn't mean Wise, a former Georgetown College teammate of O'Hearn's in his first season patrolling the Montgomery sideline, is ready to give the Indians the upper hand in the series.

"I'm not gonna lie, one of the things we talked about when I first got the job was, let's step up and be like Mason County," Wise said. "For 25 years they've kinda ruled the roost here in the 10th Region, so we would like to get on that level. All we did was take a small step tonight. That's all we did."

And I agree. There have been other schools that have been in contention some years, but they have always been in contention with Mason County. When I played in the 70s, it was Mason, Bourbon, Harrison, and Bath. I am hoping that Montgomery County is getting ready for a long run of top teams in the region. I see several young players that are playing up and getting valuable experience.

**HCBreds** · Feb 1, 12, 10:09 AM

What kind of crowd did this ge attract? I would assume close to capacity????

**WildcatScratchFever** · Feb 1, 12, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by HCBreds

What kind of crowd did this ge attract? I would assume close to capacity????

I would highly doubt it was even close to capacity.

**AndOneDad** · Feb 1, 12, 11:34 AM

I missed this one by picking Mason. Black did what I thought he'd do (not many teams have an answer for him) but didn't stop Pruitt which I thought they would do. 10th still wide open with Clark a prohibitive favorite.