Mason County at Scott County (Boys)

Scott County High School
Georgetown Kentucky
January 12, 2007

©2007 by Ron Harrison

Mason County (13-1) at Scott County (12-1)

Mason County coach Chris O’Hearn started the following lineup:  6-4 Sr. Brad Pawsat, 6-5 Jr. Trevor Setty, 6-6 Jr. Darius Miller, 5-8 Sr. Tyreese Scott, and 6-3 So. Russ Middleton.  Scott County coach Billy Hicks countered with 6-3 Jr. Cameron Hundley, 5-10 Sr. Jimmie Warren, 6-7 Jr. Jordan Lee, 6-4 Jr. Bud Mackey, and 6-3 Sr. Matt Walls.

Tyler Portwood and Richie Phares came off the bench to combine for 29 points to lead Scott County to a hard-earned 73-68 victory over Mason County.  Scott County raced out to a 16-5 first quarter lead but the combination of a determined Mason County team and a combined 10 of 33 from the field by star Scott County guards Bud Mackey and Matt Walls kept the game close.  Mason County actually tied the score 36-36 in the third quarter and trailed 69-66 with approximately 20 seconds left in the game, but could not catch the Cardinals.

Scott County shot 47.5% from the field including only one of 13 from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on 14 of 20 free throws, pulled down 43 rebounds, and scored 20 points off 17 Mason County turnovers.  Mason County shot 42.3% from the field including six of 23 from beyond the arc.  The Royals connected on 18 of 29 free throws, grabbed 28 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 20 Scott County turnovers.

Matt Walls, 6-4 Jr. Tyler Portwood, and Bud Mackey led Scott County with 15 points each.  Walls was nine of 11 from the free throw line.  6-6 So. Richie Phares added 14 points on seven of seven from the field.  Cameron Hundley scored four points and added a game-high 10 rebounds. 

Darius Miller led Mason County with 23 points and four assists.  Brad Pawsat and Trevor Setty added 11 points each.  Russ Middleton recorded 10 points.

Mason County 

5

22

18

23

-

68

Scott County 

16

16

16

25

-

73

 

Mason County 

(68)

 - 

Pawsat 11, Setty 11, Miller 23, Scott 2, Middleton 10, Browning 6, Stahl 2, Downing 3.  

Scott County 

(73)

 - 

Hundley 4, Warren 0, Lee 8, Mackey 15, Walls 15, Burchfield 2, Portwood 15, Phares 14.

 

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Scott County Stats Crew for providing the computer statistics for tonight's game.
 

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