In what will go down as one of the most thrilling finishes in the history of the 15th Region tournament, Johnson Central’s Isaiah May hit a three-point basket with 2.7 seconds remaining in triple overtime to help the Golden Eagles escape East Ridge, 71-68, at the Appalachian Wireless arena on Monday…
Read MorePaintsville outscored Johnson Central 13-2 in the second overtime period to score an 84-73 win in the 57th District tournament championship game played at Magoffin County on Friday night. The Tigers, now 12-8, had lost both regular season games to the Golden Eagles (19-3). Braxton Tharp poured in a…
Read MoreJohnson Central’s Lady Eagles used a strong first-half performance to pull away and beat Paintsville, 51-31, in the 57th District girls’ championship played at Magoffin County on Thursday night. It marks the 22nd title in school history as JC improved to 20-4. Paintsville fell to 14-10. Sammi Sites…
Read MoreJohnson Central built on its lead in the third quarter and went on to beat defending 15th Region champion Martin County, 78-69, in the opening round of the 57th District tournament played at Magoffin County on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles, now 19-2, will face either Paintsville or Magoffin County…
Read MorePhoto courtesy of Golden Eagle Photography Johnson Central built a big first-quarter lead and went on to eliminate Magoffin County, 67-24, in the opening round of the girls’ 57th District tournament played on Sunday. The victory puts the Lady Eagles (19-4) into the championship game and an automatic…
Read MoreJohnson 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 MoreJohnson Central pulled away from Betsy Layne in the final seven minutes to score a 74-61 win in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night. Isaiah May fired in 22 points and went over 2,000 career points as the Golden Eagles improved to 17-2. Cory VanHoose followed with 19 and Ryleh…
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 MorePikeville (19-5) edged out Johnson Central for the top spot in the latest Super 7 girls’ basketball poll released on Tuesday. The Lady Eagles (17-4) were just ahead of Floyd Central (16-4) which claimed the No. 3 spot. Belfry, now 17-7, is fourth, followed by Lawrence County (15-9). The Lady Bulldogs…
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…
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