Martin County Cardinals

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday night’s Kentucky games

Belfry (3-3) vs. Lawrence County (4-1) Date: Sept. 29 Site: Haywood Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WXCC 96.5 FM Internet: Mountain Top Media App Coaches: Philip Haywood (Belfry); Alan Short II (Lawrence County Players to Watch: RB Ace Caudill, QB/HB Caden Woolum (Belfry); QB Talon Pollock, Rb Cody Crum (Lawrence County) Last week’s results: Belfry 42, Magoffin County 12; Lawrence County 33, […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Perry Central runs past Martin County

Perry Central used a balanced offensive attack as the Commodores beat Martin County, 42-21, at The Rock on Friday night. Quarterback Kizer Slone passed for 221 yards and a touchdown and ran for another as the Commodores improved to 4-2. Running back Seth Jackson had a pair of rushing touchdowns, finishing with 83 yards on […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Area Kentucky matchups this week

East Ridge (2-2) vs. Jenkins (0-4) Date: Sept. 22 Site: The Reservation Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Donnie Burdine (East Ridge); Robert Holbrook (Jenkins) Players to Watch: RB Steven Layne, RB Hayden Perkins (East Ridge); QB Caleb Morgan, RB Dakota Hall (Jenkins) Last week’s results: Tug Valley 54, East Ridge 6; Clinton County 47, Jenkins 0. Floyd Central (3-2) vs. […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tonight’s area Kentucky games

Betsy Layne (4-0) vs. Floyd Central (3-1) Date: Sept. 15 Site: Bobcat Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Jarridd Jarrell (Betsy Layne); Shawn Hager (Floyd Central) Players to Watch: RB Andrew McCutcheon, RB Mitch Castle (Betsy Layne); QB Colt Shelton, WR Brody Buck (Floyd Central) Last week’s results: Betsy Layne 50, Knott Central 22; Floyd Central 28, West Carter 27. […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cardinals ride defense to road win at Paintsville

Martin County forced three turnovers and the Cardinals held Paintsville to just a field goal in a 27-3 win at Memorial Field on Friday night. The Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak and moved to 2-2 while the Tigers dropped to 1-3. Running back Aiden Horn ran for 57 yards and three touchdowns while Brock […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Kentucky games this week

Floyd Central (2-1) vs. West Carter (0-2) Date: Sept. 8 Site: Jaguars Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Shawn Hager (Floyd Central); Daniel Barker (West Carter) Players to Watch: RB BJ Petersen, WR Brody Buck (Floyd Central); RB Dwaylon Dean, QB Hayden Hall (West Carter) Last week’s results: Floyd Central 36, Powell County 22; Estill County 22, West […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Shelby Valley knocks off Martin County

Shelby Valley overcame an early deficit to defeat Martin County, 16-7, in a defensive struggle played at Hobart Clay Johnson Field on Friday night. Cardinal quarterback Jackson Miller scored on a two-yard run with less than five minutes to play in in opening quarter. Dray Duff’s PAT kick made it 7-0. Shelby Valley grabbed the […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Livestream, radio games set for Friday

Shelby Valley (1-1) vs. Martin County (1-1) Date: Sept. 1 Site: Hobart Clay Johnson Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm TV: Mountain Top TV Internet: Mountain Top TV App.  Mountain Top Sports Facebook Coaches: Anthony Hampton (Shelby Valley); Josh Muncy (Martin County) Players to Watch: QB Russ Osborne, RB Brett Sturgill (Shelby Valley); RB Aiden Miller, QB Jackson Miller (Martin County) Last week’s […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Knuckles late TD lifts Hawks past Cards

Pike County Central failed to capitalize on two previous Martin County turnovers. The Hawks made sure a third chance wouldn’t slip past them. Quarterback Jamere Knuckles scored on a two-yard run with four minutes, 20 seconds remaining to lift the Hawks to a 9-6 win in the Pike County Bowl matchup played at Haywood Stadium […]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights radio games

Here is a look at this weekend’s radio broadcasts of area high school football games: Pike Central (1-0) vs. Martin County (1-0) (Pike County Bowl) Date: Aug. 25 Site: Haywood Stadium Kickoff: 7 pm Radio: WXCC 96.5 FM Internet: Mountain Top Media App Coaches: Ronn Varney (Pike Central); Josh Muncy (Martin County) Players to Watch: WR Mason Hess, RB Cameron Flannery (Pike […]