It was an action packed Tuesday night in the 10th Region on Janury 9th. There were six boys games with region teams matched up against each other and two girls games. We’ll start with the boys games:

George Rogers Clark 68, Bourbon County 46

The Cardinals won their 56th straight game over 10th Region opponents. This district seed game looked more intriguing given the close result of the GRC and Paris game last week. Montez Gay and Reshaun Hampton both had 16 points. The Cards led Bourbon by 10 points at the end of one and by 20 points at halftime. Clark moves to 15-1. Kade Hilander had 14 points for the now 7-7 Colonels.

Augusta 93, Bracken County 74

The Panthers handled the Polar Bears easily back on Dec. 15th in Brooksville where they were up by 35. Bracken made this All “A” Classic game much closer. Augusta led 22-13 after one and 51-39 after two. Augusta got up by 20 in the third but Bracken cut it to 10 with 5:51 left in the game. Augusta had three players score 20+ points: Conner Snapp had 28, Kylan Hinson had 22 and a few dunks, and Keeton Bach had 20. Chase Archibald led Bracken County with 23 points and was named all-tournament team. Augusta moves to 10-4 and Bracken County falls to 5-15. Augusta will play against Nicholas County in the All “A” Classic championship on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Pendleton County 71, Montgomery County 70

The Wildcats headed to Mt. Sterling and picked up an overtime win over the Indians. Two players had double-doubles for Pendleton County. Austin Kirsch had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Alex Beyst had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Luke Fawns led MoCo with 21 points. Decker had 14 and Tyce Jarvis added 13. Montgomery County was without head coach Jason Mays who was absent for family bereavement. The Indians led 21-18 at the end of the first and MoCo had an 11-point lead at halftime. The lead was cut to 3 at the end of the third, and at the end of regulation it was tied at 63. Pendleton County moves to 8-9 and Montgomery County falls to 7-10.

Harrison County 76, Scott 73

Kaydon Custard returned after being sidelined for six weeks due to a broken hand. He lit up the scorebook with 31 points and four threes. He was averaging 27 points per game from the first three games of the season. Elijah Harris added 14 points. Xarek Sarakatsannis had 16 points and 8 rebounds for Scott. Dylan Giffen had 16 as well. The Thorobreds move to 4-9. They were 1-9 with Custard. Scott falls to 8-8.

Mason County 68, Campbell County 66

The Royals avenged their lost to Campbell County that was just 11 days ago in the Mason County Invitational Tournament with a 13 points turnaround. This game was close for the entire 32 minutes, as there were 4 lead changes and 12 ties, and the largest lead was just 6 points. Campbell County led 17-12 after the first and held a 34-30 lead at the half. Mason County would tie it up 52-52 at the end of three. It was Jake Feldhaus that won the game with the put back on Cayden Reed’s shot (or pass?) as time expired.

Cayden Reed and Jake Feldhaus both had outstanding nights. C. Reed had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Feldhaus had 21 points and 7 rebounds as well. Feldhaus shot 9/12 from the floor. Campbell County turned the ball over 13 times and Braylon Hamilton had 5 steals for Mason County. The Royals were without Blake Reed who missed his third straight game as the coach’s decision. Carter McClanahan was also out tonight with a lingering hip injury. Conner Weinel led Campbell County with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Garyn Jackson added 19. Mason County moves to 10-6. Campbell County falls to 11-3.

Bracken County 41, Augusta 33 (girls)

The Lady Bears got back at the Lady Panthers who beat them 44-36 on Dec. 15th. The game started slow with Augusta leading 5-2 at the end of one. Bracken County took their first lead in the game at 8-7 with three minutes left until halftime. The Lady Bears led at halftime 14-10. Augusta started the half with a 12-1 run taking a 22-15 lead. Augusta led 25-19 after three quarters. Bracken County would retake the lead with 3:48 left in the game, going up 30-28, and never relinquished it. Bracken County will play against Nicholas County in the All “A” Classic championship on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

George Rogers Clark 74, Bourbon County 26

The Lady Cards didn’t miss a beat after finding out the news they will be without leader Ciara Byars for the rest of the season due to a knee injury. Five players scored in double figures for GRC: Jailenn Green 14, Anaya Chestnut 13, Annette Miller 12, Kennedy Stamper 11, Teigh Yeast 10. George Rogers Clark moves to 15-1. Bourbon County falls to 1-14.