A shakeup in the Mountain Top Sports boys’ Super 7 basketball poll has the Pikeville Panthers (5-1) on top for the first time this season. Pikeville edged out Johnson Central (6-1), which climbed to No. 2. The Golden Eagles are followed by Shelby Valley (6-3) at No. 3 while Pike County Central (4-1)…
Read MorePrestonsburg scored 31 points in the third period to take the lead away from Jenkins and the Lady Blackcats went on to earn a 90-74 victory in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Monday night. Faith Lazar led the Lady Blackcats, now 5-3, with 25 points and Maggie Nelson finished with 22. Celina…
Read MorePike Central’s Kasope Lawrence scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to power the Hawks to a 74-59 win over Wellspring Home School in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Monday night. Jaylan Rigdon paced three other Hawks (3-1) in double figure scoring with 16 points while Latee Childress followed…
Read MoreThe Shelby Valley Wildcats have grabbed the No. 1 spot in the Mountain Top Sports Super 7 boys’ basketball poll. Valley, now 4-1, edged out 59th District rival Pikeville (3-1). Johnson Central climbs to No. 3 as the Golden Eagles are 4-1. Paintsville (2-2) is fourth, followed by Belfry (4-2), which…
Read MoreThe Floyd Central Lady Jaguars are the No. 1-ranked team in this week’s Mountain Top Sports Super 7 girls’ basketball poll. Floyd Central, 6-0, slipped ahead of Shelby Valley (4-1), which dropped into a tie for second place with 59th District rival Pikeville (5-1). Johnson Central has moved into…
Read MoreJohnson Central continued its early-season success with a 64-48 victory over Jenkins in a game played at Eagle Fieldhouse on Saturday night. Kelci Blair led the Lady Eagles, now 5-1, with 16 points and Sammi Sites tossed in 12 and Taylor McKenzie added 10. Jerrica Thacker paced the Lady Cavaliers (2-5)…
Read MoreBelfry came up on the short end of a 60-56 outcome to Boyd County in a game played at Belfry Gymnasium on Saturday night. The Pirates, now 4-1, had tied the game at 55-all with less than two minutes to play on Sal Dean’s trey. Dean finished with 11 points, along with Bol Kuir who added 13 rebounds…
Read More59th District rivals Shelby Valley and Pikeville punched their tickets to Friday night’s All “A” Classic tournament finals with impressive wins at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night. Here is a recap: The Wildcats landed three players in double figure scoring in a 69-58 victory over…
Read MoreFloyd Central remained unbeaten as the Lady Jaguars raced past East Ridge, 60-21, in a game played at Floyd Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Grace Martin led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points as the Lady Jaguars improved to 6-0. Kennedy Harvel followed with 15 and Katie Jo Moore added 12. Leah Wells…
Read MoreShelby Valley held off Lawrence County down the stretch to score a hard-fought 60-56 win in a game played at the Dawg House on Monday night. Alyssa Elswick led the way with for Valley, now 4-0, with 19 points and Cassidy Rowe followed with 15 while Kelsey Owens and Kyra Looney chipped in nine each.…
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