HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Martin County advance to title game
Pikeville used a big third quarter to pull away from pesky Prestonsburg, reaching the 15th Region All “A” Classic championship game with 54-43 win at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.Eli Johnson paced the Panthers with 18 points and Heath Jarrell followed with 12. Charlie Fitzer added a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 16 boards. […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Prestonsburg advance in All ‘A’ Classic
Pikeville jumped out to a big lead early against Belfry and the Panthers went on to score a 77-35 win in the quarterfinals of the 15th Region All “A” Classic matchup played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night. Cole Slone came off the bench and scored 17 points while Heath Jarrell and Charlie Fitzer […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bobcats upset Cardinals; Lady Blackcats reach 600 wins
Betsy Layne went on the road to battle defending 15th Region champion Martin County and the Bobcats knocked off the Cardinals, 78-70, in a game played on Tuesday night. Andrew Kidd poured in 23 points and finished with 15 rebounds for a double double. Cameron Pente tallied 17 and Carter Parsons net 11. Jake Sturgill scored […]
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: 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: Prestonsburg runs past Knott Central
Prestonsburg used a balanced ground attack to snap a three-game losing streak with a 52-20 win over Knott Central at Josh Francis Memorial Field on Friday night. Running back Dalton Elliott carried just four times for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Jacob Rose finished with 107 yards and two scores on five carries. Alex Harris […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday Night Lights – Kentucky games
Betsy Layne (7-1) vs. Pike Central (5-3) Date: Oct. 20 Site: Bobcat Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Jarredd Jarrell (Betsy Layne); Ronn Varney (Pike Central) Players to Watch: RB Andrew McCutcheon, QB Carson Parsons (Betsy Layne); QB Jamere Knuckles, RB Lane Adams (Pike Central) Last week’s results: Shelby Valley 60, Betsy Layne 25; East Ridge […]
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Jaguars outgun Blackcats in district matchup
Floyd Central won its second straight game and put themselves in a position to win a district championship following a 43-28 win over rival Prestonsburg at home on Friday night. Colt Shelton ran for three touchdowns as the Jaguars improved to 5-3 and 2-0 going into next Friday night’s road game at Martin County (4-4) […]
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: Cardinals dominate in shutout win over Blackcats
Martin County took an early lead against Prestonsburg and the Cardinals rolled to a 44-0 win in a game played at the Rock on Friday night. Quarterback Devan Maynard ran for 134 yards and three touchdowns as the Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak and moved to 3-4 overall. Running back Brock Messer had 192 […]