Regional news/notes | Postseason made for guys named 'Pig'

You may have never heard of Antwavon “Pig” Williams unless you live in Central Kentucky, but the Mason County High School senior made national news Wednesday night.

Williams’ 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Royals a 72-70 victory over Campbell County in the quarterfinals of the 10^th Region Tournament at Montgomery County.

Here’s video from Evan Dennison of The Ledger Independent in Maysville, Ky.

Williams’ shot also was featured on ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

Williams is a 6-foot guard who leads the Royals (21-10) in scoring at 19.6 points per game. Mason County will face Paris (24-5) in the 10^th Region semifinals at 6 p.m. Monday.

Here’s a look at other news and notes from around the state:

GIRLS

* The only games Wednesday night were in Louisville, where Mercy and Butler advanced to the Sixth Region final and Male and Manual moved on to the Seventh Region final. Read about all four games here.

* There are no girls games scheduled for Thursday night.

BOYS

* Dylan Snook scored 16 points to lead South Oldham to an 81-76 victory over No. 19 Owen County in an Eighth Region quarterfinal at Henry County. Owen County’s Carson Williams, a Northern Kentucky University signee, scored 38 points in his final high school game. South Oldham will face Collins in a regional semifinal at 6 p.m. Monday. Collins defeated Simon Kenton 56-54 in overtime on Wednesday.

* Cooper Robb scored 19 points to lead No. 6 Scott County to a 71-67 victory over Madison Central in an 11^th Region quarterfinal at Eastern Kentucky University. Clem Damron scored 18 points and Michael Moreno chipped in 12 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks. The Cardinals will face No. 12 Lafayette in an 11^th Region semifinal at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

* It took three overtimes, but Knox Central defeated North Laurel 71-69 in a 13^th Region quarterfinal.

* The Sixth Region semifinals are set for Thursday night, with No. 9 Bullitt East (26-5) facing Cinderella team DeSales (10-20) at 6 p.m. and Fern Creek (19-12) meeting No. 16 Doss (25-5) at 7:30 p.m. Follow Steve Bittenbender (@freelancehack) on Twitter for updates from both games.

* Other games to keep an eye on Thursday night: Webster County-Hopkinsville (Second Region), Newport Central Catholic-Cooper (Ninth Region), Dixie Heights-Covington Holy Cross (Ninth Region), Boyle County-Wayne County (12^th Region), Harlan County-Corbin (13^th Region), Buckhorn-Letcher County Central (14^th Region).