Clark Co-61 vs Mason Co-39 (10th Regional Championship)

**MVP2** · 03-06-2012, 09:56 PM

Final from Montgomery Co.

All GRC in this one.

foriegn flatlander · 03-06-2012, 10:04 PM

Go cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thethunder62 · 03-06-2012, 11:46 PM

Congrats GRC!!!

Gold Charger · 03-07-2012, 12:06 AM

Defense wins game!!!!!! We held Mason Co to 12 points in the first half. Our shooting was off in the first half but still led by 7. GRC came out on fire in the second half, led by Bopper Stenzel . End of the 3rd Q GRC 46 Mason Co 21. GRC was up by as 30 points.

**GetChili** · 03-07-2012, 01:11 AM

Was pulling for Clark County! Congrats!

**Stardust** · 03-07-2012, 01:52 AM

No. 23 Clark Co. 61, Mason 39 (10th): The Cardinals (30-5) broke out of the gate slowly and trailed 8-5 after one quarter, but then proceeded to rout the Royals in the finals at Montgomery County.

Bopper Stenzel scored a game-high 24 points and Adam Fatkin had 13 for Clark County, which will play Apollo in the first round of the Sweet Sixteen. Apollo defeated Muhlenberg County 64-62 in the 3rd Region finals on Monday night in the Owensboro Supercenter.

Tyler Black scored 15 points for Mason County.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/06/20985...rylink=cpy

Gold Charger · 03-07-2012, 02:15 AM

GetChili Wrote:Was pulling for Clark County! Congrats!

You have all year. Really appreciate your support!!!!

Gold Charger · 03-07-2012, 07:11 PM

Prep Basketball: Clark tops Mason Co. for 2nd straight 10th Region title

http://www.centralkynews.com/winchesters...9966.story

MOUNT STERLING — George Rogers Clark is going back to Rupp Arena.
The Cardinals captured their second straight 10th Region championship with a 61-39 rout of Mason County Tuesday night at the MCHS Arena, giving Clark its third title in six years. The Cardinals advance to next week’s boys Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena and will take on 3rd Region winner Apollo at 8 p.m. Wednesday night.

During the next 24 hours, Clark will celebrate the two-peat, an accomplishment that many didn’t expect after the Cards lost most of their entire starting cast from last year’s squad that fell to Louisville Eastern in the state quarterfinals.
“Miracles happen,” Clark senior Charlie Rogers said. “We each took a piece of the puzzle and just played. I didn’t feel good tonight, but I just played through it and took my piece of the puzzle.”

Clark coach Scott Humphrey said his current flock of Cardinals were deserving of the feat.
“I know it’s kind of cliche, but this bunch has worked for four years, knowing that they only had one shot (at winning the region),” the Clark coach said afterward. “Playing time just wasn’t there in the past and I’m just thrilled to death for them.”
One of those holdovers from last year’s squad — starting point guard Bopper Stenzel — helped lead the Cards back to the promise land. Stenzel scored a game-high 24 points against the Royals and scored nine of those in the second quarter. He added 11 more in the third quarter, including a pair of 3-pointers during a 18-5 run to open the second half. The scoring spree by Clark turned a 19-12 halftime lead into a 37-17 advantage.

Stenzel provided a steady presence for his team after Clark opened by missing 15 shots on 17 attempts in the first quarter and misfired on their first seven shots from long range. Although shots were hard to come by for the Cards in the first two quarters, Clark made four treys on six attempts in the second half.
“We didn’t get rattled,” Stenzel said.

Stenzel was a steady force for Clark and Humphrey praised the effort by his senior point guard in his final region contest.
“Bopper played like the (region) player of the year and the competitor that he is,” Humphrey said. “He’s a winner and what more can you say? He loves the big moment.”

Just like the previous two region contests, Clark used its defense to fuel the offense and created 17 turnovers, scoring 21 points of the miscues by the Royals.

“We were a little tight early on, but when you defend like we do, you’ve just got to hang around and wait for your run to come,” Humphrey said. “The shots weren’t falling, but defensively (we were playing well) and that’s where we hang our hat. We just guarded, got out in transition and made some easy buckets. Once those first few threes started going, especially from Bopper, our whole team relaxed and played out of this world.”
The ending result was a memorable moment for a team that accomplished a big feat with little expectations.
“This team deserves to finish their career at RuppÂ¿Arena,” Humphrey said. “They do everything you’re supposed to do on and off the court to prepare to win.”

Stenzel reflected on the team’s journey after celebrating with family and friends, including brother and former Clark standout Robbie Stenzel, who just completed his freshman season at Eastern Kentucky University and was in the stands supporting his younger brother.

“It feels amazing because everybody doubted us at the beginning of the year,” Stenzel said. “I knew we could come back and win (the region) again, because we have heart. That’s what’s gotten us to where we are right now.”
The Cards are now just four heartbeats away from reaching the team’s ultimate goal of winning a state title.

Clark 05 14 27 15 — 61
Mason 08 04 11 16 — 39
CLARK (30-5) — VanCleve 5, Blanton 2, Stenzel 24, Howard 10, Rogers 7, Fatkin 13.
MASON (18-13) — Henry 5, Walton 4, Stahl 3, Black 15, Harris 2, Chambers 8, Johnson 2.

**Stardust** · 03-07-2012, 10:56 PM

MOUNT STERLING | For the first 11 minutes of Tuesday's 10th Region Boys' Basketball Championship, it looked as though Mason County could pull off the improbable.
Despite graduating four seniors from last season, and losing two key seniors to football injuries in the fall, the Royals were poised to take home their 15th regional title and their seventh in the last 11 years.
Then in a blink of an eye, George Rogers Clark started hitting shots, turned up its defense and that was it. The Cardinals scored 27 third-quarter points and ran away with a 61-39 victory, sending Clark County back to the state tournament for the second straight year.
"At halftime, we were right where we wanted to be. We struggled to score in the last five minutes of the second quarter, but we were still within two or three possessions of them. We held them to a low shooting percentage and we did a good job with our transition defense," Mason County coach Chris O'Hearn said. "But, when they started hitting those ‘threes' in the third quarter, Bopper (Stenzel) especially, their energy level went through the roof and they started guarding us on a whole different level. And after that we struggled offensively."
Mason County dominated the play early by controlling the boards. However, the Royals struggled to score against the vaunted Cardinal defense. Three minutes and 15 seconds into the opening quarter, Mason County held a 6-2 edge. The Royals held onto the lead throughout the remainder of the period and continued to hold the advantage for the first minute and 45 seconds of the second quarter, before Stenzel converted a layup and sank a jumper to put Clark County in front.
Mason County regained the edge after Tyler Black's layup with 5:52 to play in the half, but then Taylor Howard nailed a 3-pointer and the floodgates opened.
The Cardinals reeled off 10 straight points to pull to a 19-10 lead and never looked back. Josh Harris' layup with 2.8 seconds to play was the Royals' lone basket in the final five minutes and 51 seconds of the half.
"I felt like when Taylor Howard hit that ‘three' then Bopper started to get in the flow offensively and that was the difference," Clark County coach Scott Humphreys said. "Offensively, we were inconsistent all night, but our defense was sound from tip to horn. We build everything around our defense. Everything we do starts and ends with it. I told the guys (early in the game), I don't care what happens on offense, just get off strong shots and get it done on the defensive end, and eventually the shots will fall."
Once the Cardinal offense got into gear, Mason County could not slow them down.
"We started cold, but knew just not to get rattled, stay focused on our defense and the offense would come. We knew the shots would fall eventually," said Stenzel, who finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two assists. "We just wanted to stay with our game plan, keep a five-count on their guards to pressure them into turning the ball over. Defensively, we tried to take away the driving lane for (Tyler) Black and then box out and run. We didn't at first, but once we did the rest just came."
Clark County ratcheted up the pressure in the second half and went on a 13-3 run over the first three minutes of the third period. The Cardinals extended their lead as high as 25 points, before Black sank a pair of free throws after the third-quarter clock expired.
Clark County started the final period with a 7-0 run to push its advantage to 53-23, but the Royals would not yield and scored the next six points.
Mason County cut the margin to 20 after an Alex Stahl 3-pointer with 1:13 to play, but it was as close as it could get.
The game was the final one for six Mason County seniors: Black, Harris, Cody Hamm, Zaire Henry, Connor Osborne and Tanner Walton.
"It's been a fun year because of our seniors. We had two major injuries and the guys could have lost their desire to compete, but to their credit, they didn't do that," O'Hearn said. "Most people wouldn't have expected to see us in the regional final, but that's the kind of guys they are and to their credit they earned their way here."
Clark County will meet Region 3 champion Apollo on Wednesday, Mar. 14 at 8 p.m. in the PNC/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena.

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