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I left the game extremely impressed with Mason County. I have seen Clark Co and I think Mason Co is the team to beat in the 10th. I also think Mason Co is a top 10 team in the state. Middleton was the best player on the floor last night. Happy got a steal with Middleton. The game started out with Scott County getting whistled for 9 fouls to Mason County's one. From there on Scott Co had major problems on defense.

Stat leaders were:

Scott County
Euton 12 rebounds in 26 min.
Guyn 13 points in 28 min
Jackson 19 points in 23 min
Phares 22 points and 10 rebounds in 30 min

Mason County
Gilbert 10 points in 22 min
Middleton 31 points in 31 min

SC won the rebounding battle 50-35
MC won the turnover stat 18-12

These two coaches and teams have a tremendous amount of respect for each other. Since 98, 4 state champions and 2 runners up have come from these two programs. Scott County has been the team that Mason Co has had a hard time putting away through the years. Since Hicks came to Scott County for the 94/95 season Scott County is 13-3 against Mason County.