Johnson Central went across town and beat Paintsville, 47-40, in a game played on Bill Mike Runyon Court on Wednesday night. Sammie Sires led the Lady Eagles (18-4) with 17 points and Kelci Blair tossed in 12. Taylor McKenzie added eight. Leandra Curnutte paced the Lady Tigers (13-8) with 13 points…
Read MoreBelfry grabbed an early lead against Martin County and the Lady Pirates cruised to a 72-30 win in a game played at home on Monday night. Kyera Thornsbury fired in a game-high 22 points as the Lady Pirates moved to 17-7. Cushi Fletcher followed with 14 and Linzee Phillips tossed in 10. Jenna Sparks and…
Read MoreJohnson Central (16-2) maintained the top spot in the latest Mountain Top Sports boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles are followed by Shelby Valley (15-6). The Wildcats are just ahead of Paintsville (10-8) which occupies the No. 3 spot. Belfry (13-9) is fourth, followed…
Read MoreHarlan held off Paintsville down the stretch to score a 63-56 win in the championship game of the Pikeville Invitational Tournament at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Connor Fugate paced the Tigers, now (9-8) with 22 points and Colby Fugate followed with 21. Braxton Tharp chipped…
Read MoreFloyd Central erased a 10-point, fourth quarter deficit and scored 18 unanswered to stun Pikeville, 60-54, in a girls’ showdown played ay FCHS Gymnasium on Saturday night. Katie Jo Moore finished with a game-high 30 points, including 14 in the final quarter, to lead all scorers. Kennedy Harvel and…
Read MorePikeville built a double-digit, halftime lead and went on to beat district rival Shelby Valley, 65-47, in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night. Kristen Whited led a balanced scoring attack for the Lady Panthers (17-4) with 14 points. Kylie Hall net 13 while Emma Ratliff…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers’ quest to reach the All “A” Classic Tournament semifinal came to an end on Wednesday night as host Lexington Christian knocked off the Panthers, 53-42, in a game played at LCA’s Rose Campus. Pikeville, now 9-9, was led by Nick Robinson’s 13 points. Alex Rogers followed…
Read MoreThe second period was all the difference in this matchup as Lawrence County outscored Prestonsburg 24-8 and went on to earn a 63-49 win in a game played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. Cody Maynard poured in a game-high 19 points as the Bulldogs improved to 9-7. Trenton Adkins added 16…
Read MoreThe Johnson Central Golden Eagles are the region’s No. 1-ranked team in the latest Mountain Top Sports boys’ Super 7 basketball poll released on Tuesday. Johnson Central ,now 16-1 overall and winners of 13 straight games, are followed by Shelby Valley (10-5) in at No. 2. Pikeville (11-8) holds the…
Read MoreKaden Robinson led the Wildcats (10-5) with 17 points while Cack Johnson added 15. Russ Osborne tossed in 12 and Anthony Pallotta chipped in eight. The Shelby Valley Wildcats scored a big district win over Pikeville, 56-53, in a game played at T.W. Oliver Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday night. Laithan…
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