Here are the state’s top leaders in high school football with a minimum of two games for Class 2A: Top Rushers Leetavious Cline, West Carter, 6 games, 1,094 yards, 18 TDs, 182 avg. Trent Asher, Leslie County, 5 games, 646 yards, 9 TDs, 129 avg. Caleb Burns, Danville, 4 games, 498 yards, 4 TDs, 124…
Read MoreThe Paintsville Lady Tigers took charge early on against cross-town rival Johnson Central and went on to score a 3-0 victory in the 57th District championship match played on Tuesday. Paintsville, now 16-2, won its ninth straight championship. Hailey Little totaled 16 kills, three digs and four serving…
Read MoreHere is a look at the top high school performers for games played through Oct. 17: TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS 18 – Dillon Preston, Johnson Central 17 – Isaac Dixon, Belfry 16 – Matt Anderson, Pike Central 11 – Dominick Francis, Phelps 10 – Tayvion Boykins, Pike Central 10 – Brayden Slone, Prestonsburg…
Read MoreShelby Valley’s high-octane offense was running on all cylinders as the Wildcats amassed more than 600 yards in rolling to a 51-0 win over East Ridge in a game played on the Reservation on Friday night. Quarterback Russ Osborne passed for 162 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 84 yards and…
Read MoreBelfry was forced to a fifth and deciding set with East Ridge as the Lady Pirates regrouped to earn a hard-fought 3-2 win in a match played on Tuesday night. Clara McNamee had 12 kills, four blocks, seven digs and three serving aces in the 25-19, 25-19, 25-27, 16-25 and 15-7 win. Emma Harris collected…
Read MoreEast Ridge used a bone-jarring ground attack against Bath County, and the Warriors went on to beat the Wildcats, 50-34, in a game played at The Reservation on Friday night. The Warriors snapped a four-game losing streak, winning for the first time since beating Knott County Central in the season finale…
Read MoreMartin County rode a bruising ground game to a 40-6 victory over East Ridge in a game payed at The Rock on Friday night. Running back Branson Smith ran for 100 yards and two scores as the Cardinals moved to 3-1. Quarterback Jason Maynard rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown and tossed a 50-yard scoring…
Read MoreDefending 15th Region champion Floyd Central dominated its match with Betsy Layne, winning 3-0 on Thursday night. Jadyn Hall had 13 kills and eight digs in the 25-9, 25-17 and 25-17 win. Caley Howard added 12 kills and three serving aces while Allyson Stumbo had five kills and nine digs. Amelia Wallace…
Read MorePaintsville bounced back from its first loss all season long to defeat Jenkins, 2-0, in the 15th Region All “A” Classic played on Monday night. Hailey Little totaled 14 kills, two digs and six serving aces in the 25-11 and 25-6 win. Kara Ward added eight kills while Hadley Hardin had six and two…
Read MorePrestonsburg was in a battle with host East Ridge as the Blackcats managed to hang on for a 29-26 victory over the Warriors on the Reservation on Friday night. Quarterback Brayden Slone had one touchdown pass and he rushed for 86 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns as the Blackcats won for the first…
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