Photo courtesy of DENNIS WALKER Prestonsburg and Lawrence County punched their tickets to the girls’ 15th Region soccer championship match with wins on Tuesday. Anna Burchett knocked home four goals and had one assist as the Lady Blackcats blanked Pikeville, 10-0, in a match played at Eagle Field.…
Read MoreHere is a look at the current standings (per RPI) for football teams around the state: CLASS 1A No. 1 Louisville Holy Cross (5-0) .820 No. 2 Paintsville (5-0) .739 No. 3 Newport Central Catholic (5-0) .720 No. 4 Pikeville (5-1) .708 No. 5 Bethlehem (5-1) .689 No. 25 Phelps (1-5) .410 No. 27…
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 MoreJohnson Central held onto the No. 1 position in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released Monday. The Golden Eagles, now 5-0, and winners of 20 straight games, went on the road and beat Harlan County. Belfry, following its impressive shutout win over Lawrence County, holds down the…
Read MoreJohnson Central went on the road and beat Harlin County, 33-2, in a game played at Miners’ Memorial Field on Friday night. Running back Dillon Preston rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on just five carries as the Golden Eagles improved to 5-0 and won their 20th straight game. Preston also…
Read MoreLawrence County overcame a one-goal deficit to rally past Belfry, 3-2, in the 58th District boys’ soccer tournament championship match played at Bob Amos Soccer Complex on Thursday night. Luke Johnson scored a pair of unassisted goals and Blake Maynard added a third to push the Bulldogs to 8-4 overall.…
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 MoreDefending regional champion Prestonsburg jumped out to an early lead on Paintsville and cruised a 13-0, mercy-rule win in the 57th District tournament semifinal matchup played at StoneCrest Soccer Complex on Monday night. Preston Crase knocked home four goals and assisted on one other as the Blackcats…
Read MoreJohnson Central and Pikeville hold down the top two spots in the latest Super 7 football poll released on Monday. The Golden Eagles, now 4-0 and winners of 19 straight games, rolled past Perry Central last weekend while the Panthers went on the road and beat Phelps. Belfry (3-2) is down one spot to…
Read MoreJohnson Central’s high-octane offense just keeps rolling along week after week. The Golden Eagles rushed for 524 yards and passed for 118 in dismantling Perry Central, 75-24, at Eagle Field on Friday night. Running back Dillon Preston carried just six times and ran for 216 yards and five touchdowns,…
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