Prestonsburg 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 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 MorePrestonsburg took control early on and went on to beat Jackson City, 66-48, in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. Faith Lazar led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points as the Lady Blackcats moved to 3-2. Celina Mullins finished with 14 and Maggie Nelson tallied 11. Alivia…
Read MorePikeville and East Ridge earned spots in the 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament semifinals with victories at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. Here is a recap of those games: Pikeville………77 Betsy Layne…75 Pikeville’s Rylee Sammons hit the winning basket in overtime…
Read MoreBelfry landed five players in double-figure scoring as the Pirates cruised past Betsy Layne, 78-61, in a game played at Belfry Gymnasium on Saturday night. Tyler Chaffin poured in 21 points as the Pirates improved to 2-0. Sal Dean followed with 21 and Bol Kuir added 15 points and 13 rebounds for …
Read MoreBetsy Layne landed all five starters in double figures as the Bobcats ran past Bath County in a road game played on Thursday night. Jordan Frazier and Brady Robinson led the way with 19 points each as the Bobcats improved to 1-1. Shawn Howell tossed in 15 while Andrew Kidd and Chase Mims added 10 each.…
Read MorePike County Central’s Jaylon Rigdon scored the game-winning basket as time expired on the clock to lift the Hawks to a thrilling 55-54 win over Magoffin County in the season opener played at the Hawks Nest on Tuesday night. Rigdon finished with a game-high 20 points and Josh Du Toit followed…
Read MoreBelfry running back Isaac Dixon will go down as arguably one the most electrifying players in school history. He rushed for 1,690 yards and 25 touchdowns in his senior season as a Pirate. He averaged better than 13 yards per carry, which totaled just 125. Dixon also had three receiving touchdowns. Dixon…
Read MorePractice begins statewide Dec. 14 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSSA) voted 12-5 during its zoom meeting on Thursday to move ahead with the high school basketball season to begin as previously planned on Jan. 4. Practice across Kentucky will resume on Dec. 14, except for some counties…
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