Here is a look at this weekend’s high school football matchups involving Kentucky area teams: East Ridge (1-0) vs. Phelps (0-1) Date: Aug. 27 Site: Philip Haywood Stadium Kickoff: 6 pm Radio: WDHR 93.1 FM Internet: wdhr.com Coaches: Donnie Burdine (East Ridge); Andrew West (Phelps) Players to Watch:…
Read MoreJohnson Central remained the top ranked team in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles opened the season with a big road win over Henry Clay. Pikeville leaped to second after knocking off rival Paintsville. The Panthers are followed by Letcher Central,…
Read MoreJohnson Central dominated from start to finish as the Golden Eagles crushed Lexington Henry Clay, 60-21, in the season opener played on Friday night. Quarterback Grant Rice opened the scoring with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Cain. Rice also hit Cain with a 21-yard scoring strike. Running back…
Read MoreBetsy Layne moved to 2-0 on the season following a 3-0 win over Lawrence County in a match played at Junior Newsome Arena on Thursday. Madi Meade totaled 46 digs in the 25-17, 25-9, and 25-23 win. Emily Johnson added six kills, 25 digs, and four serving aces. Madison Hamilton totaled 10 kills, eight…
Read MoreLawrence County goalkeeper Trenton Adkins finished with 18 saves to help the Bulldogs earn a 2-2 tie with Ashland Blazer in a road match played on Tuesday night. Luke Johnson and Blake Maynard scored one goal apiece for Lawrence County, now 2-0-1. Sam LeFever added an assist. Luke Stahler and Parker…
Read MoreDefending 15th Region champion Paintsville dominated from the very outset as the Lady Tigers cruised to a 3-0 victory over Magoffin County in the season opener played on Tuesday night. Hailey Little finished with 16 serving aces and nine kills in the 25-4, 25-4, and 25-7 win. Blair Ratliff had 12 kills…
Read MoreEast Ridge opened the high school volleyball season with a 3-0 win over Prestonsburg in a match played on the Reservation on Monday night. Kierstin Coleman had six kills and six digs in the 25-18, 25-15, and 25-22 win. Courtlin Phillips finished with 15 digs and Sarah Woods had 15 assists, three digs…
Read MoreJohnson Central’s Sawyer Crum scored a pair of goals and assisted on a third as the Golden Eagles edged Pikeville, 3-2, in a match played at Eagle Field on Monday night. Braydon Staniford added one goal and Bryson Sergent had an assist as Johnson Central improved to 3-0. Goalkeeper Tate Cox had eight…
Read MoreHere is a look at the Mountain Top Sports Super 7 preseason football poll and 2020 team records released on Monday: No. 1 Johnson Central (10-1) No. 2 Belfry (8-4) No. 3 Pikeville (6-3) No. 4 Paintsville (10-2) No. 5 Letcher Central (6-2) No. 6 Pike Central (4-5) No. 7 Shelby Valley (8-3) Receiving…
Read MoreHere is a look at this weekend’s high school football games involving area teams: Pikeville (0-0) vs. Paintsville (0-0) Date: Aug. 20 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Radio: WPKE 98.1/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville); Trevor Hoskins (Paintsville)…
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