Belfry running back Caden Woolum ran for 313 yards and five touchdowns to power the Pirates to a 56-14 thrashing of Russell in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs at Haywood Stadium on Friday night. Woolum had TD runs of 5, 55, 32, 30 and 57 yards as the defending champs moved to […]
Read MoreCLASS 3A PLAYOFFS Lawrence County (8-2) vs. East Carter (6-4) Date: Nov. 4 Site: Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Alan Short II (Lawrence County); Tim Champlin (East Carter) Players to Watch: RB Dylan Ferguson, PK Logan Southers (Lawrence County); RB Isaac Boggs, QB Eli…
Read MoreKHSAA POST-SEASON PAIRINGS Opening Round Class 1A Nov. 4 Pikeville (7-2) vs. Lynn Camp (2-8), 7 pm Betsy Layne (5-5) at Paris (7-3), 7:30 pm Paintsville (4-5) vs. Bracken County (7-2), 7:30 pm Class 2A Shelby Valley (8-2) vs. Morgan County (1-9), 7 pm Martin County (6-4) vs. Leslie County (5-5),…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers, looking to defend their Class 1A state championship starting this weekend, claimed the No. 1 spot in the final Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Pikeville’s only losses came to undefeated Corbin (Class 4A) and Covington Catholic (Class 5A). The…
Read MoreJohnson Central kept Belfry’s offense bottled up as the Golden Eagles scored a 35-0 win over the Pirates in the regular season finale played at Jim Matney Field on Friday night. Eagle running back Zack McCoart had a big game, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns, three in the second half as Johnson…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area teams in Kentucky and West Virginia: Johnson Central (7-2) vs. Belfry (5-4) Date: Oct. 28 Site: Jim Matney Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WXCC 96.5 FM/Mountain Top Media App Coaches: Jesse Peck (Johnson Central); Philip Haywood…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers closed out the regular season with a district championship win over Hazard this past Friday night. Pikeville, idle this week, held on to the top spot in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Johnson Central, who escaped with a last-second win…
Read MorePhoto credit: Ray Justice Photography Belfry’s Dre Young returned the opening kickoff back 77 yards for a touchdown and the Pirates went on to hammer Pike County Central, 42-7, in a district matchup played at Haywood Stadium on Friday night. Running back Caden Woolum had a pair of rushing touchdowns…
Read MorePikeville (6-2) vs. Hazard (6-2) Date: Oct. 21 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Radio: WDHR 93.1 FM/mountain top media app Livestream: mountain top tv app Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville); Daniel Howard (Hazard) Players to Watch: WB Tayvian Boykins, RB Blake Birchfield (Pikeville); RB…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers (6-2) remained the No. 1-ranked team in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Johnson Central (6-2) held onto the No. 2 position while Lawrence County (7-1) solidified itself as the No. 3 team following its first win over Belfry in 20 years.…
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