Damron shines in record-breaking effort for Showcase game
East Ridge High School’s Carter Damron put on a scoring clinic for the inagural East Ridge Mountain Showcase. The senior point-guard dropped 41 points in the game and set the record for most three-pointers made in a single game for the school with 12 total. Damron saw an outpouring of congratulations from the community for […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lady Panthers 3-Peat as All ‘A’ champs
Pikeville was dominate from the opening round through the championship game as the Lady Panthers three-peat as Queens of 15th Region All “A” Classic with an 84-35 win over Shelby Valley at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. The Lady Panthers improved to 12-1 and move on to the state tournament later this month in Corbin. […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Paintsville rolls in opener; ER moves to 2-0
Paintsville jumped out to an early lead and the Lady Tigers cruised to an 85-67 win over Floyd Central in the season opener played on Friday night. Emilea Preece poured in a game-high 28 points and KK Vannoy followed with 17. Karah Lafferty net 15 and Kylie Kinner tossed in 14. Riley Compton paced the […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Big second half powers Warriors past Pats
East Ridge pulled away from Knott Central in the third quarter and went on to earn a 56-35 win at Citizens Bank Field on Friday night. The Warriors wrapped up the regular season at 5-5. East Ridge opens Class 2A post-season action at Floyd Central (5-5) on Friday. Kickoff is 7:30 pm. All-purpose back Isaiah […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights – Area Kentucky games
Martin County (5-4) at East Carter (7-2) Date: Oct. 27 Site: Steve Womack Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Josh Muncy (Martin County); Tim Champlin (East Carter) Players to Watch: RB Brock Messer, RB Aiden Horn (Martin County); RB Landon Yoak, RB Ryland Pfau (East Carter) Last week’s results: Martin County 55, Floyd Central 16; East Carter 28, Russell 21. Shelby Valley […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Osborne passes Valley past East Ridge
Shelby Valley quarterback Russ Osborne passed for six touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 58-30 win over East Ridge in a game played on the Reservation on Thursday night. Osborne completed 17-of-21 passes for 350 yards – five of his scoring plays went to receiver Brady Bentley. He caught nine passes for 230 yards. […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights – Thursday edition
East Ridge (4-4) vs. Shelby Valley (5-3) Date: Oct. 19 Site: The Reservation Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Donnie Burdine (East Ridge); Anthony Hampton (Shelby Valley) Players to Watch: RB Isaiah Adkins, RB Hayden Perkins (East Ridge); RB Craft Clark, RB Brett Sturgill (Shelby Valley) Last week’s results: East Ridge 22, Pike Central 21; Shelby Valley 60, Betsy Layne 25.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: East Ridge nips Pike Central in district thriller
East Ridge stopped a two-point conversion run with 44 seconds remaining and the Warriors edged Pike Central, 22-21, in a district game played at the Hawks Nest on Friday night. It was the first win ever in the series for the Warriors, now 4-4. The Hawks dropped to 5-3. Stevie Todd Layne rushed for 176 […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights – Kentucky area games
Shelby Valley (4-3) vs. Betsy Layne (7-0) Date: Oct. 13 Site: Hobart Clay Johnson Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Anthony Hampton (Shelby Valley); Jarredd Jarrell (Betsy Layne) Players to Watch: WB Brady Bentley, QB Russ Osborne (Shelby Valley); RB Andrew McCutcheon, RB Dylon Williams (Betsy Layne) Last week’s results: Shelby Valley 47, Pike Central 0; Betsy Layne […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bobcats rally to remain unbeaten
Betsy Layne overcame a halftime deficit to rally past East Ridge, 60-38, in a district game played at the Reservation on Friday night. The Bobcats, now 7-0, trailed 30-22 at the break before outscoring the Warriors 38-8 over the final two quarters. Running back Andrew McCutcheon carried 18 times for 132 yards and four touchdowns. […]