Pike County-native coaches his way to a state basketball title
by BRITTANY DeSha’ ROWE, SPORTS DIRECTOR He’s known as the “Miracle on the Mountain” to many Pike County Natives after making one of the greatest comebacks in our area basketball history by nailing 10 3 pointers in the 60th District Championship after being down 10 points in the fourth quarter. Pike County Central High graduate […]
Pike County Central defeats Magoffin County in a pitcher’s duel
by JACOB CHANEY Jonah Hicks pitched a complete game Thursday night to give the Hawks a 3-1 victory over the Magoffin County Hornets. Hicks was in a groove on the mound, throwing 102 pitches in seven innings with 73 called strikes. He allowed only one run on six hits with 11 strikeouts and did not […]
Pike Central improves to 3-0 with another impressive outing
by JACOB CHANEY Senior pitcher Kaden Crum went the distance throwing all four innings in a mercy rule 16-1 victory over the East Ridge Warriors, falling to 0-2 on the season. Crum looked comfortable on the mound, allowing only one run on three hits, with four strikeouts and two walks. He also went 2-3 at […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Hawks, Lady Hawks fall in 2A title games
Pike Central’s effort to reach a first state level tournament came up short as Boyd County turned back the Hawks, 68-55, in the Kentucky 2A, Section 8 championship game played at the Hawks nest on Saturday night. Jaden Stewart finished with a double-double in the loss with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jaylan Rigdon tossed […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville turns back Pike Central; Lady Tigers win two
Pikeville pulled away from Pike Central in the final three minutes to earn a hard-fought 69-64 win in the nightcap of the Pikeville Invitational Tournament played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night. Carter Hurley led a trio of Panthers (3-2) in double figures with 18 points. Charlie Fitzer tallied 17 and Ian Onkst […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Pike Central win PIT openers
Pikeville ran out to a big lead early on and the Panthers cruised to a 77-38 win over Bath County in the nightcap of the PIT played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Eli Johnson and Carter Hurley paced the Panthers, now 2-2, with 17 points each. Heath Jarrell and Ian Onkst chipped […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Lawrence, Belfry score wins
Pikeville took the lead away from Russell in the final minutes and held on for a 62-59 win at the Boyd County Roundball Classic played on Saturday. Charlie Fitzer led four Panthers in double-figure scoring with 16 points. Josh Hughes followed with 14 while Carter Hurley net 13 and Eli Johnson added 12. At Summit […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Wildcats nip Bobcats; Lady Blackcats roll
Shelby Valley erased a six-point deficit to come from behind and beat Betsy Layne, 63-61, in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night. Riley Phillips finished with a game-high 26 points as the Wildcats moved to 1-1. Brady Johnson tallied 10 while Caden Johnson and Braiden Tackett added eight each. Andrew Kidd finished […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tigers turn back Hawks
Paintsville’s second-half surge continued as the Tigers went on the road to Pike Central and scored a 22-14 win at the Hawks Nest on Friday night. Quarterback Alex Johnson rushed for a touchdown and passed for two others as the Tigers improved to 5-5. Lucas Howard hauled in a 29-yard TD pass and added a […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights – livestream, radio games
Paintsville (4-5) at Pike Central (5-4) Date: Oct. 27 Site: Hawks Nest Kickoff: 7:30 pm Livestream: Mountain Top TV Internet: TV App, Sports Facebook page Coaches: Trevor Hoskins (Paintsville); Ronn Varney (Pike Central) Players to Watch: QB Peyton Adams, RB Crayson Lafferty (Paintsville); WR Lane Adams, RB Daymon Scammell (Pike Central) Last week’s results: Paintsville DNP; Betsy Layne 32, Pike Central 21. Pikeville […]