The house was packed on friday night at tates creek high school for the marquee matchup of the Mr. Basketball Classic between the #1 ranked Mason County Royals and the #5 Bryan Station Defenders.
In a hyped up rowdy atmosphere, Mason County's arsenal but proved too much for Bryan Station as Darius Miller, Trevor Setty and Russ Middleton dropped 4 threes pointers each on the Defenders and led the Royals to an 84 - 71 victory in the season opener for both teams.
The game was hotly contested before a large crowd and the locally favored Bryan Station put a charge in air by getting off to a fast start.
The defenders led early early by as much as nine but The Royals surged back and went on a 15-0 run to end the first half and went into the break leading 40 - 36.
Both teams traded baskets under pressure to start the second half and then, with the score tied at 49 - 49, Darius Miller hit a fadeaway three and was fouled.
After Miller sank the free throw the Royals were up by 4 and never looked back.
The UK bound Miller was stellar in the opener and led all scorers with 32 Points. He capped off his dominant performance with a high flying two handed slam off a well timed alley oop pass from Setty.The High Flying Dunk gave Mason County a 70 - 58 lead in the final quarter and set the tone for a high scoring period to close the game. The royals went on to outduel the defenders 20 - 27 in the 4th quarter and finished them off at 84 - 71.
Junior Guard Russ Middleton looked sharp in the opener as he poured in 20 points and
Senior Forward Trevor Setty scored 18 for the winning Royals.
Senior Guard Shelvin Mack played incredible for the Defenders showing amazing quickness and the ability to score from anywhere under pressure. He finished with 29 points.
The Season Opening Showcase lived up to its name as Darius Miller and Shelvin Mack proved why they are on everyone's short list of competitor's to win the coveted Mr. Basketball Award.
Next up : Tates Creek Commodores
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