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MAYSVILLE — Mason County pulled off a “Maysville Miracle” Monday night.

The Royals ended George Rogers Clark’s season with a stunning 62-60 upset over the Cardinals in the 10th Region finals in front of a standing-room only crowd at the Mason County Fieldhouse. Former Royals standout and current University of Kentucky sophomore Darius Miller, along with Kentucky freshman DeMarcus Cousins, were among the more than 4,000 fans in the stands who caught a glimpse of a memorable showdown between the two region rivals.

Clark was favored by many to win its first region title since 2007, but the Royals continued their recent dominance by capturing their third consecutive crown and seventh in the past 10 years to earn a spot in next week’s boys Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena. Mason (23-6) will take on the winner of the 3rd Region at 6:30 p.m. on March 18.

The Cardinals had an eight-game winning streak snapped and ended the season with a 26-7 record. Clark led by seven twice in the first half and once in the second half, but couldn’t hold on down the stretch.

“They hit some big-time shots,” Clark coach Scott Humphrey said afterward. “We had them on the ropes, but you’ve got to give them a ton of credit. Our kids battled, but they just made a few more plays down the stretch. They made the plays and we didn’t in the fourth quarter. They caught us at a pace we weren’t real comfortable with.”

The hosts led 61-57 with 18 seconds left before Clark’s Vinny Zollo drained a 3-pointer that narrowed the margin to 61-60 with 9.9 seconds left. Justin Lang made one of two free throws that pushed the lead to 62-60 with 8.8 seconds remaining, giving Clark one last shot.

On the Cards’ last possession Robbie Stenzel’s pass intended for Jaylen Daniel in the open court was deflected by Trevor Setty and the Royals recovered as time expired, sending the Mason County contingent into a frenzy.

“I couldn’t be prouder of a bunch of young men than I am of these guys right here,” Mason County coach Chris O’Hearn said.

O’Hearn guided the Royals to the state title in 2008 and didn’t favor one regional title over another.

“They’re all sweet,” he said. “But, I am proud of these guys, because we had three of our top six or seven guys out for a big part of the year.”

Zollo led Clark with 19 points and 16 rebounds, followed by Corey Rogers with 17, but the taller Cardinals had trouble keeping up with Mason County guards Jordan Gilbert and Justin Lang, who combined for 32 points. Lang drained three of the Royals’ seven shots from long range and scored 10 points in the final eight minutes.

“I thought he was the difference,” Humphrey said of Lang.

“They knocked down shots,” O’Hearn added.

Clark led 30-29 at the break and committed just one turnover, but fell apart in the second half and had 12 miscues.

“It was all mental,” Rogers said. “They played a great game, but we made a lot of mental mistakes. They were small things that snowballed into big things,”

Although there’s always next year, Humphrey isn’t ready to look ahead just yet.

“It’s the farthest thing away from our minds right now,” he said.

Mason Co. 09 20 11 22 — 62

Clark 18 14 16 14 — 60

MASON (23-6) — Gilbert 16, Pawsat 8. Black 7, Lang 16, Setty 10, Bluford 3, Harris 2.

CLARK (26-7) — Daniel 3, Kindred 2, Stenzel 12, Purvis 7, Zollo 19, Rogers 17.

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