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02-21-2013, 07:58 PM
George Clooney is still the most famous Augusta basketball player in school history, but Brent Bach is probably the Panthers' most revered player after what he and his teammates pulled off on Tuesday night.
Bach had 31 points to lead little ol' Augusta to a stunning 72-61 victory over host Mason County in the 39th District semifinals. It was Augusta's first win over Mason County in 29 tries, and kept the Royals out of the 10th Region Tournament for the first time in 16 years.
Augusta has only about 100 students in its high school compared to Mason County's 800. Augusta has been to the state tournament once, in 1926, and hasn't won a district title since 1981. Mason County has won 14 region titles and two Sweet Sixteen championships (2003 and 2008).
"That's what makes this kind of like Hoosiers," Augusta Coach Jason Hinson said. "It's unbelievable."
The Panthers played cross-town rival Bracken County, another Class A-size school, in the district finals on Thursday night.
Dave Cantrall rated Augusta a big underdog against Mason County, but the Panthers didn't buy it. They almost beat the Royals in last year's district finals, losing 72-71 when they missed three shots in the closing seconds.
"When we went to the draw this year, Brent Bach and Tanner Kelsch, our two leaders, said they wanted to play Mason County and keep them from going to the region. Now that's confidence," Hinson said.
Kelsch, a senior, had 13 points in the win over the Royals. Connor Maddox had 15. Maddox, Owens Crawford and Camryn Snapp are freshmen starters for Augusta. The Panthers' junior varsity includes Clooney's nephew, Nick Zeidler.
But Bach is Augusta's marquee star. The rail-thin 6-foot-1 junior is averaging 27 points, and had a career-high 49 against Pendleton County. Hinson said Bach is drawing attention from Eastern Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and Xavier because of his offensive skills. "He's pretty special. He's a lot like (former Tollesboro star and UK player) Chris Harrison. One step across half court and he's in range."
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Bach had 31 points to lead little ol' Augusta to a stunning 72-61 victory over host Mason County in the 39th District semifinals. It was Augusta's first win over Mason County in 29 tries, and kept the Royals out of the 10th Region Tournament for the first time in 16 years.
Augusta has only about 100 students in its high school compared to Mason County's 800. Augusta has been to the state tournament once, in 1926, and hasn't won a district title since 1981. Mason County has won 14 region titles and two Sweet Sixteen championships (2003 and 2008).
"That's what makes this kind of like Hoosiers," Augusta Coach Jason Hinson said. "It's unbelievable."
The Panthers played cross-town rival Bracken County, another Class A-size school, in the district finals on Thursday night.
Dave Cantrall rated Augusta a big underdog against Mason County, but the Panthers didn't buy it. They almost beat the Royals in last year's district finals, losing 72-71 when they missed three shots in the closing seconds.
"When we went to the draw this year, Brent Bach and Tanner Kelsch, our two leaders, said they wanted to play Mason County and keep them from going to the region. Now that's confidence," Hinson said.
Kelsch, a senior, had 13 points in the win over the Royals. Connor Maddox had 15. Maddox, Owens Crawford and Camryn Snapp are freshmen starters for Augusta. The Panthers' junior varsity includes Clooney's nephew, Nick Zeidler.
But Bach is Augusta's marquee star. The rail-thin 6-foot-1 junior is averaging 27 points, and had a career-high 49 against Pendleton County. Hinson said Bach is drawing attention from Eastern Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and Xavier because of his offensive skills. "He's pretty special. He's a lot like (former Tollesboro star and UK player) Chris Harrison. One step across half court and he's in range."
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02-21-2013, 07:58 PM
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Augusta's Brent Bach acknowledges the fans after the final seconds ticked off the clock Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in a high school basketball district tournament game against Mason County in Maysville, Ky. (AP Photo/The Ledger Independent, Terry Prather)
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Augusta's Brent Bach acknowledges the fans after the final seconds ticked off the clock Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in a high school basketball district tournament game against Mason County in Maysville, Ky. (AP Photo/The Ledger Independent, Terry Prather)
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02-21-2013, 09:23 PM
Augusta last won the District in 1982 against Bracken.
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