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 MorePike County Central started fast against June Buchanan and went on to score a 69-34 win in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Saturday. Emalie Tackett led a balanced scoring attack with 19 points as Central won its second straight game. Hannah May finished with 15 while Allie Spears added nine. At Buckleys…
Read MorePikeville rallied in the game’s final eight minutes to come from behind and beat Madison Central, 69-61, in the Brent Ray Classic played on Saturday. Rylee Sammons finished with 25 points and Nick Robinson added 19 as the Panthers improved to 5-1. Zac Lockhart added nine. At Richmond (Brent Ray Classic)…
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 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 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 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 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 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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