Here is a look at this weekend’s high school football games involving area teams: Belfry (0-4) vs. Pikeville (4-0) Date: Sept. 17 Site: Haywood Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WDHR 93.1 FM/WPKE 98.1 FM 104.5 FM Internet: wdhr.com/musicradiowpke.com Coaches: Philip Haywood (Belfry); Chris McNamee (Pikeville)…
Read MorePikeville moved into sole possession of first place by a narrow margin in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Panthers scored an impressive 20-7 road win over Ohio power Wheelersburg last Friday night. Johnson Central, now 3-1, survived an emotional week with…
Read MoreBetsy Layne dominated from the opening kickoff as the Bobcats cruised to a 55-6 home turf win on Friday night. Quarterback Chase Mims passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns as the Bobcats moved to 4-0. Receivers Reese Music and Nicholas Howell had 110 yards each and a touchdown on just three catches.…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area schools: Lawrence County (2-0) vs. Russell (2-1) Date: Sept. 9 Site: Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Alan Short II (Lawrence County); T.J. Maynard (Russell) Players to Watch: QB Alex Strickland, RB Blue…
Read MorePikeville (3-0) pushed its way into a first-place tie with Johnson Central following the Panthers impressive road win at Letcher Central last Friday night. The Golden Eagles are 2-1 following a forfeit win over embattled Bishop Sycamore, Ohio. Lawrence County, now 2-0, climbed one spot to third, followed…
Read MoreBetsy Layne quarterback Chase Mims passed for 209 yards and four touchdowns as the Bobcats improved to 3-0 with a 50-16 road win over East Ridge in a game played at The Reservation on Friday night. Mims also rushed for 139 yards and a score. Running backs Austin Tackett and Mitch Castle added rushing…
Read MorePikeville took a close second set to sweep Betsy Layne, 2-0, in the 15th Region All A Classic championship match played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night. McKinlee Potter had 15 kills and reached 1,000 for her career in the 25-10 and 25-22 win. Caroline Wright added eight kills while…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area schools: Letcher Central (2-0) vs. Pikeville (1-0) Date: Sept. 3 Site: Cougar Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream: mountain-topsports.com Coaches: Junior Matthews (Letcher…
Read MoreJohnson Central and Pikeville remained the top-ranked teams in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles (1-0) and Panthers (1-0) were idle last week. JC was under COVID restrictions and Pikeville was unable to play for the first-time ever in the Pike…
Read MoreBetsy Layne quarterback Chase Mims passed for 370 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Bobcats to a 56-20 win over Morgan County in a game stopped in the fourth quarter on Friday night. The game was stopped with 10 minutes, 40 seconds left in the final period when the Cougars refused to finish the…
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