Royals win 2023 2A state championship

(Photo credit: Travis Scaggs)

The Mason County Royals are the 2023 2A state champions. The Royals edged the Lexington Catholic Knights 40-39 in the championship game of the Kentucky 2A Championships at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Sunday afternoon.

Royals win Kentucky 2A Championships Section 6

 

Royals punch their ticket to Owensboro for the 2A State Championship!@terrell_henry23 with 15 pts, 5 rebs @Philip__Bierley with 13 pts, 5 rebs@RileyMastin with 12 pts, 6 rebs@CarterMcClanah2 shooting 5 of 8 from three

Up next… at Campbell County.#TogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/YgORY8XH6k

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 7, 2023

2021-22 Roster

1 Nate Mitchell 6-3 150 12

2 Terrell Henry 6-3 185 11

3 Conner Butler 5-9 130 10

5 KG Walton 5-11 170 11

10 Mason Butler 5-11 165 12

11 Carter McClanahan 5-10 10

12 Will Callender 6-1 12

13 Garryon McClain 5-11 183 9

15 Grant Owen 5-10 160 11

20 Landon Scilley 5-9 145 10

22 Julius Booker 5-11 11

23 Rodney Royse 6-2 170 12

24 Braylon Hamilton 6-0 140 10

33 Kade Belcher 6-0 10

35 Philip Bierley 6-1 185 11

Head Coach: Brian Kirk

Assistant Coaches: Jordan Gilbert. Robert Myrick II, Bradley Boone, Bryson Bennett

Royals win Kentucky 2A Championships Section 5

 

BAM

Ticket punched to 2A State in Owensboro.

Royals take down Harrison to claim Section 5 title. @iamkg13 player of the game with 19 big ones!

GO ROYALS! pic.twitter.com/xZwg4OAT67

— Mason Co. Royals Boys Basketball (@MCRoyalsBBall) January 9, 2022

2020-2021 Roster

1 Nate Mitchell 5-11 150 11

2 Terrell Henry 6-2 170 10

3 Issac Marshall 5-10 155 10

5 AP Perry 5-9 140 12

10 Mason Butler 5-11 165 11

11 Carter McClanahan 5-10 9

12 Evan Schumacher 6-4 190 12

13 Trey Walker 6-0 170 9

15 Grant Owens 5-10 160 10

20 Tyron Rice 5-8 140 10

22 Julius Booker 5-11 11

23 Rodney Royse 6-2 170 11

25 Landon Scilley 5-9 145 9

31 Trey Cracraft 5-8 150 10

32 Eli Porter 5-11 150 9

35 Philip Bierley 6-1 185 10

Head Coach: Brian Kirk

Assistant Coaches: Jordan Gilbert, Robert Myrick II, Bradley Boone, Bryson Bennett

Chris Lofton and Darius Miller signs on the Mason County High School campus

 

2019-20 Roster

1 Tyron Rice 5-8 140 9
2 Jake Swolsky 6-5 170 12
3 Braden May 6-0 150 12
5 AP Perry 5-9 140 11
10 Mason Butler 5-10 155 10
11 Kolby Jones 6-3 155 12
15 Carson Brammer 6-2 180 12
20 Xylon Frey 6-2 160 12
22 Nate Mitchell 5-11 150 10
23 Logan Royse 6-2 170 10
31 Chandler Black 6-2 165 12
32 Philip Bierley 6-1 185 9
35 Terrell Henry 6-1 165 9
40 Evan Schumacher 6-3 190 11
41 Alex Schalch 6-6 235 12

Head Coach: Brian Kirk
Assistant Coaches: Jordan Gilbert, Robert Myrick II, Casey Pfeffer

2018-19 Roster

2 Jaylen Lofton 6-0 190 12
3 Braden May 6-0 150 11
11 Kolby Jones 5-11 150 11
15 Carson Brammer 6-2 180 11
20 Xylon Frey 6-2 160 11
22 Jake Swolsky 6-4 170 11
31 Chandler Black 6-0 165 11 
5 Jeremiah Jones 6-0 150 10
10 AP Perry 5-8 140 10
13 Blaine Highfield 6-2 160 10
40 Evan Schumacher 6-3 190 10
1 Nate Mitchell 5-8 150 9
23 Logan Royse 6-2 170 9
24 Mason Butler 5-8 155 9

Head Coach: Brian Kirk
Assistant Coaches: Jordan Gilbert, Robert Moore, Robert Myrick II, Casey Pfeffer

Jaylen Lofton is 17th on the Royals' All-Time Scoring

Jaylen Lofton (Class of 2019) is 17th on the Royals' all-time scoring list with 1,275 career points. He scored 455 points his senior season. Lofton scored a career-high 32 points in a 59-55 loss to the Bourbon County Colonels on December 4, 2018.

(Photo credit: Cheri Johnson)

(Updated on April 11, 2022)

Brian Kirk named Royals coach

Brian Kirk was introduced today as the new boys' basketball coach at Mason County High School.

Kirk, a 2004 graduate of Augusta High School, was the head coach at Augusta the past three seasons compiling a 47-38 record.

He guided the Panthers to a 63-61 victory over Mason County in the championship game of the 2016 39th District Tournament. Mason County avenged the loss with a 48-41 victory over the Panthers in the championship game of the 2016 10th Region Tournament.

Kirk is second on Augusta's all-time scoring list. He was named to the All-10th Region Team in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and is a member of the 10th Region Hall of Fame.

Kirk played basketball at Union College. He was an assistant coach at Knox County Central for two seasons and the head coach at Burgin High School for three seasons before returning to Augusta in 2015.