Letcher Central saw its season end as undefeated Corbin knocked off the Cougars, 49-0, in a Class 4A playoff game played at Campbell Field on Friday night. The Cougars season end at 8-4. Quarterback Jonah Little passed for 67 yards and was held to just 22 yards, his lowest output this season. Running…
Read MoreKENTUCKY Johnson Central (9-2) vs. Wayne County (8-3) Date: Nov. 11 Site: Jim Matney Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Jesse Peck (Johnson Central); Tyler Guffy (Wayne County) Players to Watch: RB Zack McCoart, QB Jacob Grimm (Johnson Central); RB Nathaniel Sullivan, QB Antajuan Dumphord (Wayne County)…
Read MoreLetcher Central dominated from the opening kickoff as the Cougars knock off Knox Central, 61-6, in the opening round of the Class 4A playoffs at Cougar Field on Friday night. Quarterback Jonah Little ran for 166 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries as Central moved to 8-3. He also passed for 67 yards…
Read MoreCLASS 4A PLAYOFFS Johnson Central (8-2) vs. Lincoln County (2-8) Date: Nov. 4 Site: Jim Matney Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Jesse Peck (Johnson Central); Joshua Jaggers (Lincoln County) Players to watch: RB Zack McCoart, RB Chase Price (Johnson Central); QB Sawyer Horton, RB Micah Phillips (Lincoln…
Read MoreKHSAA POST-SEASON PAIRINGS Opening Round Class 1A Nov. 4 Pikeville (7-2) vs. Lynn Camp (2-8), 7 pm Betsy Layne (5-5) at Paris (7-3), 7:30 pm Paintsville (4-5) vs. Bracken County (7-2), 7:30 pm Class 2A Shelby Valley (8-2) vs. Morgan County (1-9), 7 pm Martin County (6-4) vs. Leslie County (5-5),…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers, looking to defend their Class 1A state championship starting this weekend, claimed the No. 1 spot in the final Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Pikeville’s only losses came to undefeated Corbin (Class 4A) and Covington Catholic (Class 5A). The…
Read MoreLetcher Central grabbed the lead early on against Bourbon County and the Cougars scored a 45-6 win in a game played at Cougar Field on Friday night. Quarterback Jonah Little passed for a pair of touchdowns and ran for a pair as Central improved to 7-3. He carried 14 times for 129 yards. Receiver Keaston…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area teams in Kentucky and West Virginia: Johnson Central (7-2) vs. Belfry (5-4) Date: Oct. 28 Site: Jim Matney Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WXCC 96.5 FM/Mountain Top Media App Coaches: Jesse Peck (Johnson Central); Philip Haywood…
Read MoreThe Pikeville Panthers closed out the regular season with a district championship win over Hazard this past Friday night. Pikeville, idle this week, held on to the top spot in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Johnson Central, who escaped with a last-second win…
Read MoreJohnson Central running back Zack McCoart scored on a short touchdown run with just 37 seconds remaining, and placekicker Sawyer Crum booted the game-winning PAT as the Golden Eagles slipped past Letcher Central, 35-34, in a district showdown at Jim Matney Field on Friday night. McCoart ran for 193…
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